Birds to See in Neath Port Talbot in September
28 bird species on our list for Neath Port Talbot are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Dunnock and Great Spotted Woodpecker and 3 more.
On the move in September
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From Neath Port Talbot’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 28 birds in September
28 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 6.08% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.76% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.60% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 3.36% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.88% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.72% in Sep
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.72% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.40% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.40% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.76% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.76% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.60% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.60% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.44% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.80% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.80% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.80% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.64% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.64% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.48% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.48% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 13–15 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 22–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 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
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 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