Birds to See in Glasgow in December
53 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Blue Tit. New this month: Common Snipe.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecFrom Glasgow’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 December
53 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.48% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.28% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.88% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.84% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.61% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.54% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.24% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.84% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.27% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.90% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.70% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.40% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.33% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.30% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.30% in Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.30% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.10% 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