Birds to See in Louth in December
73 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Redshank and Rook. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Redwing, Long-tailed Tit and Bullfinch and 5 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Louth’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 73 birds in December
73 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.21% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.10% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.74% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Dec
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.59% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.54% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.23% in Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.18% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.03% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.97% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.97% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.72% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.72% in Dec
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.67% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.67% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.67% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.67% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.67% in Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.67% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.67% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.56% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.51% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.51% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.51% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.51% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.51% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.46% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.46% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.46% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.46% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.46% in Dec
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Dec · 0.41% in Dec
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.41% in Dec
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.36% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.31% in Dec
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec · 0.31% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec · 0.15% 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