Birds to See in Stirling in September
75 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch. New this month: Pink-footed Goose, Eurasian Skylark, Reed Bunting and Common Snipe and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Stirling’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 75 birds in September
75 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 7.16% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.04% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.77% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.64% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.60% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.73% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.29% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.25% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.76% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.68% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.53% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.49% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.45% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.42% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.38% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.34% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.30% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.27% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.23% in Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.23% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.19% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.19% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.19% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.11% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.11% in Sep
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Sep · 0.11% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.11% 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