Birds to See in Limerick in December
45 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Hooded Crow, Jackdaw and Blue Tit. New this month: Redwing, Kestrel, Song Thrush and Lesser Black-backed Gull and 6 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Limerick’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 45 birds in December
45 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.20% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.13% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 3.13% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.13% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.73% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.50% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.95% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.95% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.88% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.80% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.72% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.64% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.64% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.56% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.48% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.48% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.41% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 1.33% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.25% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.17% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.09% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.02% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.94% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.94% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.78% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.78% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.63% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.55% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.55% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.55% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.47% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.31% 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