Birds to See in Kenya in September
83 bird species on our list for Kenya are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Egyptian Goose, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Helmeted Guineafowl and Grey Heron. New this month: Willow Warbler, European Bee-eater, Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail and 12 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Kenya’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 83 birds in September
83 birds
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Sep
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesResidentUncommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentRare35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.02% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentRare52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorRare50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Sep
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentRare38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentRare16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorRare17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiWinter visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.01% in Sep
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentRare44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentRare33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorRare55–65 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.00% 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