Birds to See in Sligo in January
60 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Robin, European Herring Gull, Mallard and Blackbird. New this month: Great Tit, Little Grebe, Reed Bunting and Moorhen and 5 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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.
Other months
All 60 birds in January
60 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.24% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.73% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.73% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.44% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.44% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.44% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.30% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.16% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.16% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.16% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.08% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.01% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.01% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.94% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.94% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.87% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.80% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.73% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.65% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.51% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.44% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.44% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.37% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.29% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.29% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.29% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.22% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.15% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.15% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.08% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.08% in Jan
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.08% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.01% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.86% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.86% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.79% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.79% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.79% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.79% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.72% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.72% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.65% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.65% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.58% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.58% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.58% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.58% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.58% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.58% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.50% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.50% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.43% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.36% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusScarceCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.36% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Jan · 0.36% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jan · 0.29% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.29% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.22% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.22% in Jan
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