Birds to See in Herefordshire in January
72 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Blue Tit, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow. New this month: Blackcap, Linnet, Rock Dove and European Herring Gull and 2 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 72 birds in January
72 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.62% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.55% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.09% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.89% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.43% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.63% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.53% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.50% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.47% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.43% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.40% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.40% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.40% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.37% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.33% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.33% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.30% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.30% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.23% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.17% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.13% in Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.13% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.10% 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