Birds to See in Roscommon in December
5 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Mute Swan, Buzzard, Hooded Crow, European Robin and Common Raven. New this month: Buzzard and Common Raven.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecLeaving soon
From Roscommon’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 5 birds in December
5 birds
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 6.74% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 5.62% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 5.62% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–May · 3.37% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 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