Birds to See in Midlothian in September
80 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Jackdaw. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Pink-footed Goose, Eurasian Wigeon and Great Cormorant and 3 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Midlothian’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
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.00% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.83% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.14% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.04% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.40% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.98% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.95% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.85% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.74% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.74% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.50% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Sep
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.34% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.29% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.26% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.24% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Sep
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.24% in Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.16% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.13% in Sep
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–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