Birds to See in Limerick in January
36 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Mallard, Rook and Blackbird. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Coot and Common Sandpiper.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 36 birds in January
36 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.82% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.10% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.86% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.63% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.15% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.91% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.91% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.67% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.67% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.67% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.67% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.43% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.43% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.43% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.43% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.43% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.19% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.95% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.95% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.95% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.95% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.72% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.72% 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