Birds to See in Carlow in January
23 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
23 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, European Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw and Rook. New this month: Great Tit, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit and Mallard and 6 more.
New in January10
Residents
(13)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Sep–May
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Regularly Jan
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jan
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Jan–May
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Jan
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Dec–May
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Aug–May
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Passage migrants
(4)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