Birds to See in Derry in September
68 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
68 bird species on our list for Derry are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Rook, Black-headed Gull and Common Starling. New this month: Common Shelduck, Eurasian Teal, Golden Plover and Common Tern and 6 more.
New in September10
Residents
(23)Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jul–Nov
Summer visitors
(30)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Jan–Sep
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Mar–Sep
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Passage migrants
(15)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–May
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Nov
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Sep–Nov
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–Sep
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Sep–Nov
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly 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