Birds to See in Carlow in December
30 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch and Common Starling. New this month: Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird and Jackdaw and 26 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Carlow’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 30 birds in December
30 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.56% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.56% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.56% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.39% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.39% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.39% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.39% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.39% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.39% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 2.39% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.39% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 2.39% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.39% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusWinter visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.39% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.22% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.22% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec · 2.22% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.22% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec · 2.05% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec · 2.05% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.05% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.71% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 1.71% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.71% in Dec
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 1.54% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.37% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec · 1.02% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Dec · 1.02% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Dec · 0.85% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec · 0.85% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Reed Bunting 14–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Yellowhammer 16–17 cm
- Eurasian Skylark 16–18 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 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