Birds to See in Monmouthshire in September
63 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Jackdaw. New this month: Common Pheasant, Bullfinch, Curlew and Eurasian Teal and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Monmouthshire’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 63 birds in September
63 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.96% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.77% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.01% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.84% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.27% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.18% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.51% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.23% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.04% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.95% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.95% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.85% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.85% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.85% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.85% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.76% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.66% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.57% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.47% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.47% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.47% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.38% in Sep
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.38% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.38% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.38% in Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.28% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.28% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.28% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.28% 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