Birds to See in Meath in January
36 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
36 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Rook, Jackdaw, European Goldfinch and Blue Tit. New this month: Magpie, Chaffinch, House Sparrow and Pied Wagtail and 16 more.
New in January20
Leaving after last month9
Residents
(22)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Jan
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jun–Jan
Summer visitors
(8)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Winter visitors
(4)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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