Birds to See in Warwickshire in January
104 bird species on our list for Warwickshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, European Robin and Blackbird. New this month: Blackcap, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Mediterranean Gull and Whooper Swan and 1 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Common MerganserBusiest month of the year · All year
PochardBusiest month of the year · Jun–Apr
Great Black-backed GullBusiest month of the year · All year
Common RedpollBusiest month of the year · Sep–May
Common LoonBusiest month of the year · Nov–Apr
Yellow-legged GullBusiest month of the year · Jul–Apr
Leaving soon
From Warwickshire’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 104 birds in January
104 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.84% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jan- Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.22% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.78% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.75% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan- PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.70% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.65% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.61% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.61% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.47% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.46% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jan- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan- Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.37% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan- Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.23% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.19% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.12% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Willow TitPoecile montanusWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.12% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Jan
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorUncommon62–68 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.10% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.10% in Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.09% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.07% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.06% in Jan
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Jan · 0.02% in Jan
Little OwlAthene noctuaWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 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