Birds to See in Anguilla in December
16 bird species on our list for Anguilla are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Great White Egret, Ruddy Turnstone, Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs and Cattle Egret. New this month: Western Sandpiper.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecFrom Anguilla’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 16 birds in December
16 birds
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Dec
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Dec
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.71% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.62% in Dec
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.43% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 1.24% in Dec
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.24% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.14% in Dec
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Dec
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.86% in Dec
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.57% in Dec
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.48% in Dec
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.38% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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