Birds to See in Kildare in January
37 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Moorhen, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Skylark, Northern Lapwing and Stock Dove.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
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 37 birds in January
37 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 2.18% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.18% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.00% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.00% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.82% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.45% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.27% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.91% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.91% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.91% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.91% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.73% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.73% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.73% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.55% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.55% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.55% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan · 0.55% 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