Birds to See in Donegal in September
98 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
98 bird species on our list for Donegal are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Jackdaw, European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow and Pied Wagtail. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Brent Goose, Blackcap and Eurasian Siskin and 5 more.
New in September9
Residents
(42)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Regularly Sep
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Sep
Summer visitors
(31)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly May–Feb
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly May–Jan
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Passage migrants
(15)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jun–Nov
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jun–Jan
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–Sep
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Aug–Dec
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