Birds to See in Limerick in September
48 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow and Pied Wagtail. New this month: Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Dunnock and Common Gull and 16 more.
On the move in September
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At their peak
From Limerick’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 48 birds in September
48 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.24% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.67% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.84% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.68% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.94% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.12% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.04% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.79% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.55% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 2.46% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.05% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.89% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.72% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.64% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.56% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.48% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.31% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.31% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.15% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.15% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.07% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.99% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.90% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.82% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.82% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Sep · 0.74% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.74% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.74% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.74% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.66% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.66% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.57% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep · 0.57% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.57% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.41% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.41% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep · 0.41% in Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusScarceCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep · 0.41% 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