Birds to See in Nepal in September
69 bird species on our list for Nepal are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Barn Swallow. New this month: Booted Eagle, Chiffchaff, Alpine Chough and Common Rosefinch and 17 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Nepal’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 69 birds in September
69 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.69% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.57% in Sep
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentCommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Sep
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.17% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.08% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Sep
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Sep
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneResidentUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in Sep
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Sep
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep · 0.02% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Sep
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusPassage migrantUncommon36–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.02% in Sep
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaWinter visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Sep
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPassage migrantUncommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Sep
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.02% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxPassage migrantUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.01% in Sep
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
ChukarAlectoris chukarPassage migrantUncommon32–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 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