Birds to See in Caerphilly in September
29 bird species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Blue Tit, Dunnock, Coal Tit and Great Tit and 3 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Caerphilly’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 29 birds in September
29 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 8.28% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 8.05% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.04% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.37% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.80% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.13% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.13% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.13% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.68% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.46% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.24% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.24% in Sep
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.01% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.57% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.34% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 1.12% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.12% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.12% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.89% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.89% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.89% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.89% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.67% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.67% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 13–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Common Raven 58–69 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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