Birds to See in Swansea in September
81 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
81 bird species on our list for Swansea are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw. New this month: Great White Egret, Mute Swan, Common Snipe and Cetti's Warbler and 4 more.
New in September8
Leaving after last month23
Residents
(47)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jun–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Sep
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Winter visitors
(16)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Sep–Feb
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–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