Birds to See in Tipperary in December
37 bird species on our list for Tipperary are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Hooded Crow, Magpie and Blue Tit. New this month: Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Dunnock and European Goldfinch and 9 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Tipperary’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 37 birds in December
37 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.40% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.40% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Dec
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.85% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.66% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.30% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.93% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.75% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.75% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.75% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.56% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.01% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.01% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Jan · 2.01% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.83% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.83% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.47% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.47% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.47% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.28% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.28% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.10% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.92% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec · 0.92% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec · 0.92% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.92% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.92% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.73% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.73% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec · 0.55% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.55% 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