Birds to See in Stirling in December
69 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Chaffinch. New this month: Hooded Crow, Greylag Goose, Greenfinch and Great Black-backed Gull and 2 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Stirling’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 69 birds in December
69 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.70% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.44% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.17% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.17% in Dec
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.08% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.08% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.90% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.72% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.72% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.72% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.72% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.54% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.54% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.45% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.45% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.45% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.36% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.36% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.27% in Dec
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.27% in Dec
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% 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