Birds to See in Down in September
80 bird species on our list for Down are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Coal Tit, House Sparrow, Common Starling and Blue Tit. New this month: Brent Goose, Eider, Great Crested Grebe and Common Pheasant and 5 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Down’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 80 birds in September
80 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.44% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.13% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.02% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.52% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.61% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.44% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.96% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.96% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.65% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.65% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.62% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.59% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.59% in Sep
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.56% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.45% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.42% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.42% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.42% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.37% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.37% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.37% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Sep
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.37% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.37% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.37% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.34% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.34% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.31% in Sep
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.31% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.31% in Sep
CootFulica atraSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.28% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.28% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.28% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.28% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.28% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.25% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.25% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.23% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.23% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.20% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.20% in Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.17% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.17% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.17% in Sep
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaScarceUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Sep · 0.17% in Sep
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.17% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep · 0.14% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.14% in Sep
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.08% 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