Birds to See in Belfast in January
53 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
53 bird species on our list for Belfast are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Hooded Crow and European Herring Gull. New this month: Little Egret, Dunlin and Common Redpoll.
Residents
(38)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Summer visitors
(3)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(9)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jul–May
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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