Birds to See in Westmeath in December
30 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Common Starling and Magpie. New this month: Hooded Crow, Eurasian Wren, Dunnock and House Sparrow and 9 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Westmeath’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 30 birds in December
30 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.66% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.35% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.03% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.09% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.77% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.46% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.46% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.14% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.14% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.83% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.83% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.52% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.20% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.20% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.89% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.89% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.89% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.89% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Dec
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.57% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.57% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.57% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.26% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.26% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 1.26% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantCommon42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 1.26% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.94% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.94% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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