Birds to See in East Dunbartonshire in December
30 bird species on our list for East Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird and Great Tit. New this month: European Herring Gull, Dunnock, Grey Heron and Eurasian Teal and 7 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From East Dunbartonshire’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 30 birds in December
30 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.70% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.37% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.37% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 5.03% in Dec
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Jul–May · 4.70% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.70% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 3.69% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.69% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.36% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.02% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.68% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 1.68% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.68% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.68% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.68% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec · 1.68% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.34% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec · 1.34% in Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.34% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.01% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.01% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.01% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.01% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 1.01% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.01% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 12–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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