Birds to See in Midlothian in January
83 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Curlew, Brambling, Whooper Swan and Peregrine Falcon and 1 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Midlothian’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 83 birds in January
83 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.48% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.08% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.38% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.17% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.04% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.99% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.99% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.63% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.61% in Jan
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.61% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.59% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.58% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.47% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.45% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.38% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.31% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.22% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.20% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.13% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.13% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.11% in Jan
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.09% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.07% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.05% 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