Birds to See in Kerry in December
68 bird species on our list for Kerry are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail, Hooded Crow and European Robin. New this month: Northern Gannet and Bullfinch.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
From Kerry’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 68 birds in December
68 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Dec
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.85% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Dec
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.82% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.58% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.52% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.52% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.27% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Dec
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Dec
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.03% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.03% in Dec
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.97% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.97% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.97% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.91% in Dec
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.85% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.85% in Dec
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.79% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.79% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.79% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.67% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.67% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.67% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.61% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.61% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.61% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.55% in Dec
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.55% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.49% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusPassage migrantCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.49% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.49% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.42% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.42% in Dec
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.42% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.36% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.30% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.30% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.30% in Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.24% 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