Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in January
65 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Carrion Crow. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Goldeneye, Rock Dove and Treecreeper and 34 more.
On the move in January
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From West Dunbartonshire’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 65 birds in January
65 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.27% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.61% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.85% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 2.85% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.28% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.90% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.90% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.90% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.71% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.71% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.61% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.52% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.42% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.42% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.33% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.33% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.23% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.14% in Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 1.14% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jan–May · 1.14% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.95% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.95% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.95% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.95% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.95% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.95% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.76% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.76% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.76% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.76% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.76% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.66% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.66% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.66% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.66% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.57% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.57% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.47% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.47% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.47% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.47% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Jan · 0.38% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.38% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.38% in Jan
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantCommon64–81 cmRegularly Jan · 0.38% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.38% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.38% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jan · 0.38% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.28% 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