Birds to See in North Ayrshire in September
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 5 more.
On the move in September
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At their peak
From North 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 95 birds in September
95 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.87% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 2.03% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Sep
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.91% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.80% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Sep
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.68% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Sep
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.96% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.82% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.79% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.75% in Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.70% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.61% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.61% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.58% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.49% in Sep
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.49% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.42% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.42% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.37% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.35% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Sep
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.30% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.30% in Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.30% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.26% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Sep
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Sep
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.21% in Sep
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.21% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.19% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.19% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.16% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.12% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.12% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.12% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.12% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.09% in Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.07% 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