Birds to See in Wiltshire in January
103 bird species on our list for Wiltshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit and Jackdaw. New this month: Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
From Wiltshire’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 103 birds in January
103 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.77% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.72% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.64% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.63% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.05% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.38% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.68% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.19% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.49% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.46% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.36% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.32% in Jan
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.27% in Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.21% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Jan
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaSummer visitorUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.10% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.10% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.08% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.05% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.05% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorRare110–142 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.03% in Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.03% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.03% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Jan
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentRare52–68 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 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