Birds to See in Perthshire and Kinross in December
88 bird species on our list for Perthshire and Kinross are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Great Tit. New this month: Red-breasted Merganser, Great Black-backed Gull, Red Crossbill and Great White Egret and 8 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
From Perthshire and Kinross’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 88 birds in December
88 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.92% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.63% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.58% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.08% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon31–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.82% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Dec
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.53% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.53% in Dec
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.45% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Dec
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusResidentUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Dec · 0.34% in Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.34% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.32% in Dec
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.32% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.24% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaScarceUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Dec · 0.18% in Dec
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.18% in Dec
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.18% in Dec
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.16% in Dec
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.13% in Dec
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.11% in Dec
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.08% in Dec
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