Birds to See in West Midlands in September
95 bird species on our list for West Midlands are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit. New this month: Meadow Pipit, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Skylark and Common Redpoll and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From West Midlands’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 95 birds in September
95 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.23% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.75% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.60% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.22% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.21% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.80% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.73% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.71% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.70% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.33% in Sep
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.33% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.20% in Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.19% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.19% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.16% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.12% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.09% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.09% in Sep
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.08% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.06% in Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantRare30–35 cmRegularly Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.03% 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