Birds to See in Surrey in January
109 bird species on our list for Surrey are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie. New this month: Greater Scaup, Brent Goose, Black Swan and Northern Pintail.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Surrey’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 109 birds in January
109 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.35% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.16% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.97% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.61% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.53% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.10% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.88% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.85% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.74% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.58% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.50% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.35% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jan
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.22% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.18% in Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.14% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.12% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.06% in Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
WoodlarkLullula arboreaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Jan
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentRare14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.01% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantRare59–76 cmRegularly Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jan
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentRare58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentRare52–68 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.01% 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