Birds to See in Fife in September
155 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
155 bird species on our list for Fife are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Goldeneye, Pink-footed Goose, Mistle Thrush and Barnacle Goose and 15 more.
New in September19
Residents
(82)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Recorded all year
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Sep
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Recorded all year
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(25)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Mar–Dec
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Winter visitors
(24)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Recorded all year
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly May–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Recorded all year
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
Regularly Jul–May
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Sep–May
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Sep–Mar
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Passage migrants
(24)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Jun–Nov
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
Regularly Aug–Oct
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Sep–Oct
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly May–Feb
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly May–Sep
Balearic Shearwater
Puffinus mauretanicusCR
Regularly Aug–Sep
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinusLC
Regularly Sep
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Grey Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicariusLC
Regularly Sep–Nov
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