Birds to See in Louth in September
75 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Woodpigeon and Little Egret. New this month: Brent Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden Plover and Great Tit and 8 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Louth’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 75 birds in September
75 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.80% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.91% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.61% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.48% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.48% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.32% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.05% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.02% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.96% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.92% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.92% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.92% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.79% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.72% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.69% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.63% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.63% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.56% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.56% in Sep
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.53% in Sep
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.53% in Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.43% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.43% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.43% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.40% in Sep
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.30% in Sep
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.30% in Sep
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.26% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.26% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.23% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.20% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.20% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.13% in Sep
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.13% in Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made