Birds to See in Armagh in September
47 bird species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Barn Swallow and Common Starling. New this month: Song Thrush, Rock Dove and Linnet.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Armagh’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 47 birds in September
47 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.16% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.16% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.86% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.71% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.71% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.26% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.26% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.11% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.11% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.11% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.80% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.65% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.65% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.50% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.50% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.35% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.35% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.35% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.20% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.20% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.05% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.05% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.05% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.90% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.90% in Sep
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.90% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.75% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.75% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.75% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.60% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.60% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.60% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.45% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.45% 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