Birds to See in Clackmannanshire in December
69 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
69 bird species on our list for Clackmannanshire are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blue Tit. New this month: Yellowhammer, Coal Tit, Grey Wagtail and Common Raven and 2 more.
Leaving after last month4
Residents
(36)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(32)Present outside the breeding season
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Feb
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jul–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
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