Birds to See in Flintshire in September
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.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Flintshire’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 82 birds in September
82 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.09% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.02% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.82% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.68% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.62% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.55% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.55% in Sep
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.55% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.35% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.21% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.21% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.08% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.01% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.01% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.01% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.01% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.94% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.94% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.94% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.88% in Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.88% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.74% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.74% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.74% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.67% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.67% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.61% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.61% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.54% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.54% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.54% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.47% in Sep
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.47% in Sep
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.40% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.40% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.40% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.40% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.40% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.40% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep · 0.40% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.40% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.40% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.34% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.34% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.34% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.34% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.34% in Sep
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.34% in Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.34% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.27% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.27% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep · 0.27% in Sep
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.27% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.20% 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