Birds to See in Waterford in January
52 bird species on our list for Waterford are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Robin, Blackbird, Rook and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Mallard, Tufted Duck, Redwing and Red Knot and 7 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 52 birds in January
52 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.42% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.25% in Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.08% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.90% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.90% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.56% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.38% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.38% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.38% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.21% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.21% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.21% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 1.21% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.21% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.04% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.04% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.04% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.04% in Jan
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.87% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.87% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusPassage migrantCommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.87% in Jan
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.87% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.87% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.69% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jan · 0.69% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan · 0.52% in Jan
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jan · 0.52% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.52% 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