Birds to See in North Ayrshire in December
82 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
82 bird species on our list for North Ayrshire are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull and Magpie. New this month: Common Shelduck, Common Loon, Great Crested Grebe and Arctic Loon and 1 more.
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Aug–Dec
Summer visitors
(2)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(23)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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