Birds to See in Offaly in December
55 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
55 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Blackbird, European Robin, Rook and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Greylag Goose, Golden Plover, Black-headed Gull and Little Grebe and 9 more.
Residents
(40)Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly May–Mar
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Summer visitors
(3)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
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