Birds to See in Roscommon in January
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.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
Leaving 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 20 birds in January
20 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.52% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.92% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 3.92% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.01% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.01% in Jan
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.01% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.71% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.71% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.41% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.41% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.41% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.11% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 2.11% in Jan
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.11% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.11% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.51% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.20% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.90% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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