Birds to See in Offaly in January
56 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Blackbird, Chaffinch, European Robin and Buzzard. New this month: Coal Tit, Sparrowhawk and Rock Dove.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 56 birds in January
56 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.67% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.57% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.47% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.37% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.37% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.27% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.17% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.98% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.98% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.98% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.88% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.88% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.88% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.78% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.78% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.68% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.68% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.68% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.58% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.48% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.28% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.28% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.19% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.19% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.09% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.99% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.99% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.89% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.89% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.79% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.79% in Jan
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantCommon28–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.79% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.79% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.79% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.69% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.59% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.59% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.49% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.49% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.40% 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