Birds to See in Kildare in December
51 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Hooded Crow, Mallard and Rook. New this month: Rock Dove, Grey Wagtail, Eurasian Collared Dove and Sparrowhawk and 4 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
From Kildare’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 51 birds in December
51 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.71% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.42% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.91% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.78% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.78% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.66% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.66% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.66% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.66% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.53% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.53% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.53% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.40% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.27% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.15% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 1.15% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.15% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 1.15% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 1.02% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.02% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.89% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.89% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.76% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.76% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.76% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.76% in Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Dec · 0.64% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.64% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.64% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.64% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.64% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.64% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.38% 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