Birds to See in Falkirk in January
81 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit and Mallard. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer and Coal Tit and 16 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Falkirk’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 81 birds in January
81 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.60% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.02% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.98% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jan
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorCommon68–88 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.51% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.47% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.36% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.16% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.09% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.01% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.97% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.97% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.93% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.93% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.85% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.81% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.81% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.78% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.74% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.70% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.66% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.62% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.62% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.62% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.58% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.47% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.43% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.39% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.39% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.39% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.39% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.35% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.27% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.27% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.23% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.23% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.23% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.19% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.19% in Jan
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan · 0.19% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.19% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.16% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.16% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.12% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.12% 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