Birds to See in Leitrim in December
13 bird species on our list for Leitrim are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Great Cormorant, Little Grebe, Tufted Duck, Eurasian Teal and Mute Swan. New this month: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Cormorant, Little Grebe and Tufted Duck and 9 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Leitrim’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 13 birds in December
13 birds
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–May · 6.90% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisScarceCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 6.90% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May · 6.90% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 6.03% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 6.03% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 5.17% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.17% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 4.31% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 3.45% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 3.45% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.59% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 2.59% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusScarceCommon28–31 cmRegularly Dec · 2.59% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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