Birds to See in West Midlands in December
85 bird species on our list for West Midlands are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird. New this month: Blackcap, Red Kite, Great White Egret and Northern Pintail.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
From West Midlands’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 85 birds in December
85 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.35% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.43% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Dec
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.59% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.16% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.76% in Dec
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.71% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.59% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.58% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.48% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.36% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Dec
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.18% in Dec
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.12% in Dec
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.11% in Dec
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantRare59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.05% in Dec
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Dec
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.04% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.03% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% 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