Birds to See in Sligo in December
77 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, European Robin and Brent Goose. New this month: European Herring Gull, Blackbird, Hooded Crow and Eurasian Wren and 56 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Sligo’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 77 birds in December
77 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.40% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.20% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.20% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Dec
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 3.00% in Dec
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.87% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.60% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.47% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.40% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 2.27% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.20% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.20% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.20% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.14% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.94% in Dec
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.87% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.80% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.74% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.67% in Dec
European ShagGulosus aristotelisPassage migrantCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.60% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.60% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.54% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.47% in Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.47% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.40% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.34% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.34% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 1.34% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.34% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.34% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.34% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.34% in Dec
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.27% in Dec
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.20% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.20% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.13% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.13% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 1.07% in Dec
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.00% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.00% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 1.00% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.93% in Dec
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.93% in Dec
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.87% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.87% in Dec
EiderSomateria mollissimaPassage migrantCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.87% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.87% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.80% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.80% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.73% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.73% in Dec
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.73% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.73% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.73% in Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.73% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.67% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.67% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.60% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.53% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.47% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.47% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.40% in Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.40% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.40% in Dec
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaScarceUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.40% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.33% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.33% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.33% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.33% in Dec
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantCommon53–76 cmRegularly Dec · 0.27% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.27% in Dec
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantCommon37–60 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.27% in Dec
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.27% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.20% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.20% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.20% in Dec
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.20% in Dec
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