Birds to See in Herefordshire in September
80 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Blue Tit. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Greylag Goose, Eurasian Wigeon and Common Snipe and 3 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Herefordshire’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 80 birds in September
80 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.07% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.97% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.49% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.10% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.26% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.10% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.71% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.68% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.68% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.58% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.55% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.45% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.39% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.39% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.39% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.36% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.36% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.32% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.32% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.29% in Sep
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.19% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.19% in Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.16% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.16% in Sep
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.13% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.10% 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