Birds to See in Armagh in January
51 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
51 bird species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, European Robin, Chaffinch, Great Tit and Hooded Crow. New this month: Common Kingfisher.
Residents
(36)Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Nov–Sep
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jan
Summer visitors
(2)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(13)Present outside the breeding season
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly May–Feb
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jul–May
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Jul–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Dec–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Nov–Feb
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly May–Feb
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