Birds to See in Kilkenny in December
17 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Snipe, Fieldfare, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and European Robin. New this month: Rook, Eurasian Wren, Chaffinch and Great Tit and 5 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
Leaving soon
From Kilkenny’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 17 birds in December
17 birds
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 8.16% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 6.12% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.12% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.59% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.59% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.59% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.08% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.57% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.06% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.06% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.55% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.55% in Dec
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.04% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.04% in Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.04% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 1.53% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 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