Birds to See in Poland in January
144 bird species on our list for Poland are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Great Tit, Blue Tit, Mallard, Magpie and Hooded Crow. New this month: Purple Sandpiper, Glaucous Gull, Ring-billed Gull and Lapland Longspur and 1 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Poland’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 144 birds in January
144 birds
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.37% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisResidentCommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.47% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jan
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jan
Common CraneGrus grusResidentCommon100–130 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorCommon66–84 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.71% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jan
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.58% in Jan
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.57% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jan
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.57% in Jan
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.52% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.50% in Jan
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorCommon51–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.48% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.39% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.33% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.28% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Jan
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.17% in Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Jan
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.10% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.08% in Jan
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.07% in Jan
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.07% in Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.05% in Jan
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorUncommon68–88 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantRare62–68 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorRare16–20 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorRare87–100 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorRare53–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentRare45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisPassage migrantRare43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.02% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorRare47–54 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.02% in Jan
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleWinter visitorRare30–32 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantRare66–84 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in Jan
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorRare68–78 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% 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