Birds to See in Aberdeen in December
77 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
77 bird species on our list for Aberdeen are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, European Robin and Magpie. New this month: Dunlin, Tufted Duck and Greylag Goose.
Residents
(48)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Oct–May
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(24)Present outside the breeding season
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–Mar
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
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