Birds to See in Dundee in September
44 bird species on our list for Dundee are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, European Robin and Rock Dove. New this month: Pink-footed Goose, Song Thrush, Common Gull and Eurasian Jay and 7 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Dundee’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 44 birds in September
44 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 7.97% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.87% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 7.76% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 7.76% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 7.25% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 6.03% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.03% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.17% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.74% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.74% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.92% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.92% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.92% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.82% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.82% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.82% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.72% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.61% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.51% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.51% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.51% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.51% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.51% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.51% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.51% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.41% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.41% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep · 0.31% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.31% 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