Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in September
87 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Magpie. New this month: Eurasian Siskin, Common Gull, Eurasian Wigeon and Red Kite and 3 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Vale of Glamorgan’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 87 birds in September
87 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.60% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.60% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Sep
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.06% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.78% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.71% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.44% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.12% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.04% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.94% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.89% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.74% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.69% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.67% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.64% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.55% in Sep
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.50% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.47% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.47% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.47% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.35% in Sep
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.35% in Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.32% in Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.20% in Sep
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.20% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.17% in Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.15% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.12% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Sep
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.07% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.07% in Sep
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in Sep
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.07% in Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% 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