Birds to See in Namibia in September
63 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Helmeted Guineafowl, Southern Masked Weaver and Egyptian Goose. New this month: Ringed Plover, House Martin, White-chinned Petrel and Arctic Jaeger and 2 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Namibia’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 63 birds in September
63 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Sep
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Sep
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Sep
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Sep
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Sep
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.33% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Sep
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Sep
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Sep
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusPassage migrantRare60–70 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.04% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% 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