Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in January
65 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in January38
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Goldeneye
- Rock Dove
- Treecreeper
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Buzzard
- Goldcrest
- Long-tailed Tit
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Song Thrush
- Moorhen
- Stonechat
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Eurasian Jay
- House Sparrow
- Redshank
- Pied Wagtail
- Common Raven
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Little Grebe
- Mistle Thrush
- Tufted Duck
- Canada Goose
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Great Crested Grebe
- Coot
- Eurasian Teal
- Greylag Goose
- Pink-footed Goose
- Sparrowhawk
- Curlew
- Greenfinch
- Common Snipe
- Little Egret
- Dipper
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(40)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jan–May
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jan–May
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jan
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Jan–May
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Summer visitors
(14)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jan–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Jan
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Jan
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly 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