Birds to See in Kerry in September
105 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
105 bird species on our list for Kerry are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Pied Wagtail, European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow and Rook. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Common Snipe, Eurasian Wigeon and Brent Goose and 10 more.
New in September14
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(35)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
Summer visitors
(42)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Apr–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(9)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(19)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–Mar
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jun–Jan
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–Nov
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
Regularly Jul–Oct
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Sep
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabiniLC
Regularly Sep
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
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