Birds to See in Dundee in January
53 bird species on our list for Dundee are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird. New this month: Eurasian Jay, Fieldfare, Eurasian Nuthatch and Coot and 5 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Dundee’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 53 birds in January
53 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 7.08% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.72% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.33% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.26% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.11% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.04% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.74% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.87% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.12% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.75% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.17% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.09% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.09% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.02% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.88% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.80% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.80% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.80% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.73% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.73% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.66% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.66% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.58% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Jan · 0.58% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.58% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.58% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.51% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.51% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.51% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.51% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.51% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.44% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.44% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.44% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.36% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.36% in Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.36% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan · 0.22% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.22% 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