Birds to See in Swansea in September
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.
On the move in September
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At their peak
From Swansea’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 81 birds in September
81 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.16% in Sep
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.65% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.45% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.39% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.33% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.14% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.14% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Sep
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.96% in Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.96% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.90% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.72% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.60% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.60% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.54% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.54% in Sep
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.48% in Sep
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.48% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.42% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.42% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.42% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.42% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.42% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep · 0.36% in Sep
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.36% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.36% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.36% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.36% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.30% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.30% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.30% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.24% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.24% in Sep
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.24% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.18% 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