Birds to See in Anglesey in December
111 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
111 bird species on our list for Anglesey are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Common Starling and Magpie. New this month: Chiffchaff, Hooded Crow, Treecreeper and Sanderling and 2 more.
Residents
(71)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jul–Dec
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Summer visitors
(6)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly May–Jan
Winter visitors
(32)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Nov–Mar
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–Feb
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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