Birds to See in Aberdeen in January
84 bird species on our list for Aberdeen are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird. New this month: Kittiwake, Blackcap, Eurasian Collared Dove and Coot and 6 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Aberdeen’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 84 birds in January
84 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.67% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jan
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.51% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.49% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jan
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.16% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.16% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.86% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.69% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.61% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.44% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.43% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.30% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.30% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.29% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.29% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.28% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.26% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.25% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.22% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.21% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.21% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.19% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.19% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.19% in Jan
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.14% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.11% in Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.10% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.08% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.06% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentRare37–43 cmRegularly Jan · 0.04% 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