Birds to See in Renfrewshire in September
79 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Magpie. New this month: Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Northern Shoveler and Little Grebe and 11 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Renfrewshire’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 79 birds in September
79 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.05% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.22% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.37% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.25% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.92% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.88% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.83% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.60% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.46% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.46% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.46% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.42% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.42% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.42% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.42% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.37% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.37% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.32% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.32% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.32% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.32% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.28% in Sep
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.28% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.28% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Sep · 0.28% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.28% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.23% in Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.18% in Sep
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.18% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.14% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.14% in Sep
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% 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