Birds to See in Bridgend in September
73 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
73 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Barn Swallow and Common Starling. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Common Gull, Gadwall and Goldcrest and 6 more.
Residents
(36)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(21)Present outside the breeding season
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jun–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jul–May
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Sep
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Sep
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Jun–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