Birds to See in Fermanagh in September
15 bird species on our list for Fermanagh are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Rook, Hooded Crow, Mute Swan and Jackdaw. New this month: Goldcrest and Blue Tit.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom Fermanagh’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 15 birds in September
15 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 9.22% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 9.22% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 6.38% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 6.38% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.96% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 4.26% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly May–Sep · 4.26% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.55% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.55% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.55% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.55% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.84% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.84% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.13% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.13% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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