Birds to See in Clare in December
97 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
97 bird species on our list for Clare are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Rook, European Robin and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Northern Pintail, Water Rail and Black Redstart.
New in December3
Residents
(56)Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly May–Jan
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(30)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–Feb
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Nov–Mar
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Dec
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Nov–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