Birds to See in South Yorkshire in September
135 bird species on our list for South Yorkshire are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Mallard, Magpie and Carrion Crow. New this month: Pink-footed Goose, Common Redpoll, Common Merganser and Northern Pintail and 7 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From South Yorkshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 135 birds in September
135 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.16% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.73% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.57% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Sep
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.11% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.92% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.80% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.79% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.71% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.62% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.58% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.55% in Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.53% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.49% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.49% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.43% in Sep
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.43% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.40% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.39% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.26% in Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.21% in Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.20% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Sep · 0.18% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Sep
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.12% in Sep
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.12% in Sep
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Sep
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.09% in Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Sep
Common CraneGrus grusPassage migrantUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.07% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep · 0.07% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.07% in Sep
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.07% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.06% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Sep
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.05% in Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.02% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% 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