Birds to See in Armagh in January
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.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
From Armagh’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 51 birds in January
51 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.37% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.24% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.24% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.10% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.43% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.29% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.02% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.89% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.89% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.75% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.75% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.75% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.75% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.75% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.62% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.62% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.48% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.48% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.35% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.35% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.35% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.35% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.35% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.21% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.21% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.08% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.94% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.94% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.94% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.94% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.94% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.81% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.81% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.67% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.67% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.67% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.54% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jan · 0.40% 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