Birds to See in North Ayrshire in September
95 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
95 bird species on our list for North Ayrshire are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Jackdaw. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret and Red-throated Loon and 6 more.
New in September10
Residents
(57)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Sep–Mar
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(15)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Apr–Nov
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Sep–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Sep
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
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