Birds to See in Down in January
69 bird species on our list for Down are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, European Robin, Common Starling, Chaffinch and Coal Tit. New this month: Kestrel.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
From Down’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 69 birds in January
69 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.99% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.28% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.96% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.86% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.54% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.44% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.25% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.60% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.74% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.45% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.03% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.00% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.87% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.87% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.87% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.68% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.64% in Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.61% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.61% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.51% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.42% in Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.39% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.35% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jan
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.32% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.32% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.32% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.29% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.29% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.26% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.26% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.23% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.19% in Jan
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.16% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.16% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.13% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.13% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.10% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.10% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.10% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.10% 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