Birds to See in Nigeria in September
22 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
22 bird species on our list for Nigeria are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are Rose-ringed Parakeet, Cattle Egret, Kestrel, Pied Crow and Wood Warbler. New this month: Lanner Falcon, European Pied Flycatcher, Willow Warbler and Fork-tailed Drongo and 6 more.
Residents
(10)Recorded all year
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Recorded all year
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Crow
Corvus albusLC
Recorded all year
Bearded Barbet
Pogonornis dubiusLC
Recorded all year
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolusLC
Recorded all year
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanusLC
Recorded all year
Lavender Waxbill
Glaucestrilda coerulescensLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Sep–Dec
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagrisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
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