Birds to See in North Lanarkshire in January
53 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
53 bird species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Common Gull and Common Merganser. New this month: Great Tit, Eurasian Wren, Buzzard and Moorhen and 19 more.
New in January23
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(31)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jan–Aug
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Jan
Summer visitors
(6)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Winter visitors
(11)Present outside the breeding season
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Oct–May
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Passage migrants
(5)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