Birds to See in Cardiff in September
76 bird species on our list for Cardiff are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Mistle Thrush, Meadow Pipit, Ruddy Turnstone and Northern Shoveler and 6 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Cardiff’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 76 birds in September
76 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.22% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.86% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.48% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.61% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.10% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.67% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.23% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.99% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.50% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.48% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.26% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.26% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.24% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.24% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.24% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.24% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.22% in Sep
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.20% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.20% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.18% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.18% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.16% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.16% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.08% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.08% 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