Birds to See in Herefordshire in December
75 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and European Robin. New this month: Mandarin Duck, Greylag Goose, Stonechat and Water Rail.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Herefordshire’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 75 birds in December
75 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.63% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.27% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.42% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.50% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Dec
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.82% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.73% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.58% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Dec
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.49% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.44% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.41% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.36% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.34% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.34% in Dec
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Dec
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.24% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.24% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.17% in Dec
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.17% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.15% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.12% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.12% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.12% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Dec · 0.10% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.07% 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