Birds to See in Luxembourg in December
60 bird species on our list for Luxembourg are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Magpie. New this month: Sparrowhawk, Firecrest, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Brambling and 1 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Luxembourg’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 60 birds in December
60 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.21% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.27% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.82% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.60% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Dec
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Dec
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisResidentCommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.00% in Dec
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.00% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.78% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.78% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.72% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.67% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.67% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.61% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.61% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Willow TitPoecile montanusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.55% in Dec
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.39% in Dec
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.39% in Dec
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.39% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.39% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.28% in Dec
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisPassage migrantUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.28% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Dec
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.22% 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