Birds to See in West Yorkshire in September
131 bird species on our list for West Yorkshire are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Common Merganser, Common Redpoll, Northern Pintail and Pink-footed Goose and 2 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From West 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 131 birds in September
131 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.51% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.32% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.69% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.16% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.75% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.73% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Sep
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.50% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.43% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.36% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.32% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.32% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.30% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.27% in Sep
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.25% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.25% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.25% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.24% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.24% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Sep
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Sep
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.18% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.18% in Sep
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.16% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.11% in Sep
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Sep
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep · 0.07% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.06% in Sep
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.04% in Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Sep
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentRare52–68 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 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