Birds to See in Meath in January
37 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, Dipper and House Sparrow and 17 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
From Meath’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 · 4.73% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.31% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 3.07% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.60% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.60% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Jul–May · 2.36% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.13% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 2.13% in Jan
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.13% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.65% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.65% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.42% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.42% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.42% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 1.42% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 1.18% in Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.18% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.18% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.18% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.18% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.18% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.95% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jan · 0.95% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.95% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.95% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.71% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.71% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.71% 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