Birds to See in Powys in September
89 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
89 bird species on our list for Powys are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Red Kite. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Tawny Owl and Common Snipe and 5 more.
Residents
(54)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Summer visitors
(21)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Feb–Dec
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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