Birds to See in Clackmannanshire in December
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.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Clackmannanshire’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 December
69 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.70% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.20% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.97% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.77% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.57% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.57% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.50% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.36% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.23% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.23% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.23% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.16% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.09% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.02% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.95% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Dec
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.88% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.82% in Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.82% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.75% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.68% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.68% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.68% in Dec
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.61% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.61% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.54% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.48% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.48% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.48% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.48% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.48% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.48% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.41% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.41% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.34% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.34% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.34% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.27% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.27% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.20% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Dec
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