Birds to See in Kilkenny in January
22 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Rook, Blackbird, Common Snipe and Hooded Crow. New this month: Hooded Crow, Blackbird, Song Thrush and Mallard and 6 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 22 birds in January
22 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.10% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.65% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.36% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 4.07% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.78% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.20% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.62% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.62% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.62% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.62% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.33% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.33% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.03% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.74% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.74% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 1.74% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.16% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.16% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.87% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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