Birds to See in Monaghan in January
12 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
12 bird species on our list for Monaghan are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Wigeon, Mallard, Fieldfare, Coot and Moorhen. New this month: Blackbird, Mute Swan, European Robin and Coot and 8 more.
Fewer birdwatchers' records come from Monaghan than from better-watched areas, so this list is less complete. For a fuller picture, see the list for Ulster.
New in January12
Leaving after last month2
Residents
(9)Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Sep–May

Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan

Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–May

Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jul–Mar

Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun

Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Jan–Sep

European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep

Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–May

Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migrationData: 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


