Birds to See in Estonia in January
66 bird species on our list for Estonia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Common Merganser, Goldeneye, Great Tit and European Herring Gull. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Teal and European Goldfinch and 6 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Common MerganserBusiest month of the year · All year
GoldeneyeBusiest month of the year · All year
Long-tailed DuckBusiest month of the year · Sep–May
BullfinchBusiest month of the year · Oct–Aug
Great Black-backed GullBusiest month of the year · All year
Red-breasted MerganserBusiest month of the year · All year
Leaving soon
From Estonia’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 66 birds in January
66 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 5.60% in Jan- Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 5.11% in Jan
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 5.02% in Jan
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRecorded all year · 4.99% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.79% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Jan- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.72% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jan- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.89% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jan
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jan- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisResidentCommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.38% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jan
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.27% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.01% in Jan
Willow TitPoecile montanusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jan
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorCommon51–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.75% in Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.58% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.55% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.52% in Jan
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorCommon22–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.52% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.32% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeSummer visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.26% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.23% in Jan
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorCommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSummer visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.17% in Jan
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.14% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.14% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.12% in Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Jan
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Jan
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