Birds to See in Lancashire in December
134 bird species on our list for Lancashire are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, European Robin, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon. New this month: Tundra Swan, Mandarin Duck, Snow Bunting and Brent Goose and 1 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Lancashire’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 134 birds in December
134 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.35% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.53% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.27% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.17% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.94% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.63% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.49% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Dec
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Dec
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Dec
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Dec
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Dec
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Dec
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Dec
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.13% in Dec
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.13% in Dec
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Dec
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Dec
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.09% in Dec
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.09% in Dec
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.09% in Dec
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.08% in Dec
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.07% in Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Dec
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Dec
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Dec
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Dec
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Dec
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.04% in Dec
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Dec
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorRare20–22 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.04% in Dec
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.04% in Dec
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.03% in Dec
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.02% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.02% in Dec
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Dec
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Dec
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.01% 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