Birds to See in Stirling in January
76 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, Blackbird, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow. New this month: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Redpoll and Eurasian Skylark and 6 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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.
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All 76 birds in January
76 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.18% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.87% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.69% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.59% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.41% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.17% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.05% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.93% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.89% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.77% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.77% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.68% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.68% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.52% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.49% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan · 0.43% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.40% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.34% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.31% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.28% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan · 0.25% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.25% in Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.22% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.22% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.19% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.19% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.15% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.15% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.12% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.09% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% 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