Birds to See in West Lothian in September
54 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Robin and Magpie. New this month: Common Merganser, Greylag Goose, Song Thrush and Pink-footed Goose and 5 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From West Lothian’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 54 birds in September
54 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.71% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.71% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.62% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.50% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.40% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.40% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.21% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.21% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.12% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.93% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.93% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.93% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.84% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.84% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.84% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.84% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.75% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.75% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.65% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.65% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.56% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.56% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.56% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.28% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% 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