Birds to See in Waterford in December
56 bird species on our list for Waterford are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, European Robin and Common Starling. New this month: European Goldfinch, Meadow Pipit, Linnet and Song Thrush and 17 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Waterford’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 56 birds in December
56 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.91% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Dec
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.19% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.19% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.55% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.46% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.37% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.28% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.09% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.09% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.09% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.09% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.00% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.00% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusPassage migrantCommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 1.00% in Dec
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.91% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.91% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.91% in Dec
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.91% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.91% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.82% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.82% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.82% in Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.64% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.64% in Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.64% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.64% in Dec
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.55% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.46% in Dec
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.46% in Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.46% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.36% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.27% 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