Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in December
48 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Great Tit.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
From South Lanarkshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 48 birds in December
48 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.42% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.39% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.25% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.95% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.05% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.90% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.61% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 1.61% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.61% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.46% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.32% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.17% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.02% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.02% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.02% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.88% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.88% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.88% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.44% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.44% 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