Birds to See in Nigeria in September
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.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom Nigeria’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 22 birds in September
22 birds
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Sep
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.42% in Sep
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.24% in Sep
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.19% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusWinter visitorCommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.17% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.17% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.14% in Sep
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Sep
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.14% in Sep
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.14% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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