Birds to See in Glasgow in January
61 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit. New this month: Stock Dove, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Jay and Gadwall and 5 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From 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 61 birds in January
61 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.94% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 5.13% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.02% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.00% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.79% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 4.24% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.59% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.68% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.96% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.92% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.65% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.58% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.56% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.51% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.43% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.40% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.38% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.34% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.23% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.22% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.20% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.11% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.11% 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