Birds to See in Roscommon in January
20 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
20 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Mute Swan, Jackdaw and Northern Lapwing. New this month: Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird and Eurasian Wigeon and 13 more.
Residents
(6)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Summer visitors
(13)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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