Birds to See in North Lanarkshire in December
30 bird species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull.
Other months
All 30 birds in December
30 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.17% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.40% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.40% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.14% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.37% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 3.86% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 3.08% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 3.08% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.31% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.31% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.06% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.80% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.29% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.29% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.03% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.03% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.03% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.77% in Dec
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.77% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.77% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.77% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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