Birds to See in Westmeath in January
36 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan and Chaffinch. New this month: Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Whooper Swan and Pied Wagtail and 10 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 36 birds in January
36 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.95% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.70% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.47% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.97% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.97% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.97% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.72% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.72% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.72% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.72% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.48% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.98% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.98% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.98% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.73% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.73% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan · 1.73% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.73% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.49% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.24% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.24% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.24% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.24% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.24% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Jan · 1.24% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.24% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.24% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.99% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.99% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantCommon42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.99% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.74% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.74% 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