Birds to See in East Dunbartonshire in January
22 bird species on our list for East Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and European Robin. New this month: Goldcrest, Rook, Buzzard and Kestrel.
On the move in January
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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 22 birds in January
22 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.85% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.54% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.61% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.30% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in Jan
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Jul–May · 4.67% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.36% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.12% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.80% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.80% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.18% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.18% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.18% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.87% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.25% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.25% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.25% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.93% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 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