Birds to See in East Ayrshire in September
24 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Buzzard, Meadow Pipit, Barn Swallow, Carrion Crow and European Robin. New this month: Mute Swan, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit and Eurasian Siskin and 8 more.
On the move in September
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From East Ayrshire’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 24 birds in September
24 birds
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.89% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 4.89% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.11% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.11% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.67% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.67% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.67% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.67% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.67% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.67% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.67% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.22% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.78% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.78% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.78% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.78% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.78% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.33% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.33% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep · 1.33% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.33% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.33% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.33% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Reed Bunting 14–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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