Birds to See in Offaly in December
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.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Offaly’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 55 birds in December
55 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.85% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.43% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.33% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.22% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.11% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.11% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.01% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.90% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.90% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.80% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.80% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.80% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.80% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.80% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.69% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.69% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.59% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.59% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.48% in Dec
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.48% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.37% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.37% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.37% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.27% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.27% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.27% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.16% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.16% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.06% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.95% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.85% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.85% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.74% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec · 0.63% in Dec
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.53% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.42% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.42% in Dec
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.42% in Dec
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantCommon28–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.32% 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