Birds to See in Scottish Borders in December
63 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
63 bird species on our list for Scottish Borders are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, European Robin, Jackdaw and Blue Tit.
New in December
No new arrivals this month.
Leaving after last month35
- Chiffchaff
- Northern Gannet
- Kittiwake
- Linnet
- Yellowhammer
- Eurasian Skylark
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Reed Bunting
- Stonechat
- Eurasian Jay
- Whooper Swan
- Coot
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Pink-footed Goose
- Tawny Owl
- Red Crossbill
- Brambling
- Common Scoter
- Little Auk
- Common Redpoll
- Gadwall
- Red Grouse
- Peregrine Falcon
- Common Loon
- Snow Bunting
- Atlantic Puffin
- Sooty Shearwater
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Kingfisher
- Velvet Scoter
- Arctic Loon
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Twite
- Common Snipe
Residents
(48)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(11)Present outside the breeding season
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Aug–Jun
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
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