Birds to See in Flintshire in September
82 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
82 bird species on our list for Flintshire are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Little Egret and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Northern Shoveler, Red Knot, Grey Wagtail and Cetti's Warbler and 6 more.
New in September10
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Mar
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly May–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Summer visitors
(7)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(12)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Jul–May
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Sep–Jan
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Sep
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Sep
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Aug–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