Birds to See in Martinique in September
21 bird species on our list for Martinique are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Barn Swallow. New this month: Barn Swallow, Solitary Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Sanderling.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
Semipalmated PloverBusiest month of the year · Apr–May
Semipalmated SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Mar–Apr
Least SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Apr
Lesser YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · Apr
Pectoral SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–Oct
White-rumped SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–Oct
From Martinique’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 21 birds in September
21 birds
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 5.27% in Sep
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 3.98% in Sep
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 3.74% in Sep
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantCommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 2.40% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.58% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Sep- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 1.58% in Sep
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 1.53% in Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 1.39% in Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.25% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.05% in Sep
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.86% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.67% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.57% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.53% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.53% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.53% in Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.43% in Sep
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.43% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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