Birds to See in Ulster in January
80 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
80 bird species on our list for Ulster are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw and European Robin. New this month: Kittiwake, Razorbill, Eurasian Siskin and Reed Bunting and 6 more.
Residents
(44)Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly May–Feb
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Summer visitors
(13)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly May–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Oct
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Winter visitors
(17)Present outside the breeding season
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jul–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Nov–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Nov–Apr
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Nov–May
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Nov–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