Birds to See in Andorra in December
30 bird species on our list for Andorra are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Chaffinch, European Robin, Rock Dove and House Sparrow. New this month: Eurasian Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Eurasian Nuthatch and Red Crossbill and 2 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
From Andorra’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 30 birds in December
30 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 7.02% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 7.02% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.51% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.51% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.26% in Dec
MagpiePica picaWinter visitorCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.26% in Dec
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusResidentCommon93–122 cmRecorded all year · 4.01% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.76% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.76% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.26% in Dec
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.76% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 2.51% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.51% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.01% in Dec
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusWinter visitorCommon36–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.75% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 1.50% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.25% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.25% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.25% in Dec
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.00% in Dec
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.00% in Dec
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.00% in Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.00% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusPassage migrantCommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.00% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Firecrest 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Crested Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 12–15 cm
- Black Redstart 13–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Alpine Chough 36–39 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Griffon Vulture 93–122 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