Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in January
56 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit and European Robin. New this month: Greylag Goose, Eurasian Jay, Canada Goose and Dipper and 7 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 56 birds in January
56 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.75% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.87% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.49% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.42% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.36% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.36% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.36% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.28% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.28% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.21% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.13% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.13% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 1.06% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.98% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.91% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.91% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.75% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.75% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.68% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.60% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.53% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.53% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.45% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.45% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.38% in Jan
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