Birds to See in Leitrim in January
17 bird species on our list for Leitrim are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Blackbird and Great Cormorant. New this month: Whooper Swan, Eurasian Wren, Jackdaw and Blackbird and 5 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 17 birds in January
17 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 5.26% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.26% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May · 5.26% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.61% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–May · 4.61% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 3.95% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.95% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 3.95% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 3.29% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaScarceCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 3.29% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 3.29% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceCommon140–165 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 3.29% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisScarceCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.63% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 2.63% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.97% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.97% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.97% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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