Birds to See in Fermanagh in December
25 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
25 bird species on our list for Fermanagh are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Mute Swan, Blackbird, European Robin, Great Crested Grebe and Hooded Crow. New this month: European Robin, Rook, Mallard and Mute Swan and 21 more.
New in December25
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(17)Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jul–Dec
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Dec
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–Dec
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Dec
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Summer visitors
(6)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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