Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in September
68 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Magpie. New this month: Common Starling, Dunnock, House Sparrow and Meadow Pipit and 9 more.
On the move in September
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At their peak
From South Lanarkshire’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 68 birds in September
68 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.16% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.38% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.00% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.86% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.71% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.63% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.41% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.41% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.34% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.19% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.11% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.11% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.04% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.04% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 1.04% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.89% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.89% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.82% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep · 0.82% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.74% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.74% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.67% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.67% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.59% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.59% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.59% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.52% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.45% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.45% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.45% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.37% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.37% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.30% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.30% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.22% 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