Birds to See in United Kingdom in January
205 bird species on our list for United Kingdom are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Rough-legged Hawk, Pacific Loon and Serin.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Eurasian TealBusiest month of the year · All year
Eurasian WigeonBusiest month of the year · All year
GoldeneyeBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
Common MerganserBusiest month of the year · All year
Northern PintailBusiest month of the year · Aug–May
Greater White-fronted GooseBusiest month of the year · Oct–Apr
From United Kingdom’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 205 birds in January
205 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.32% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jan- Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jan- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.72% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan- GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.50% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan- Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.32% in Jan- Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.31% in Jan
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentUncommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.08% in Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Jan
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.07% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentRare28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorRare51–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Common CraneGrus grusResidentRare100–130 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorRare58–77 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Jan
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorRare17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorRare52–60 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.02% in Jan
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jan
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorRare66–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorRare16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorRare62–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.02% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentRare69–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorRare53–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jan
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorUncommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorRare22–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantRare46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentRare23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaSummer visitorRare58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorRare68–88 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jan
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.00% in Jan
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Jan
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaPassage migrantRare58–74 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentRare47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Jan
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorRare35–43 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorRare40–49 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in Jan
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaSummer visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.00% in Jan
King EiderSomateria spectabilisResidentRare46–64 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.00% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
SerinSerinus serinusPassage migrantRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% 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