Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in December
38 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird, European Herring Gull and House Sparrow. New this month: Reed Bunting and Eurasian Teal.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
Leaving soon
From Blaenau Gwent’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 38 birds in December
38 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.78% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.78% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.68% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.06% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.75% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.54% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.44% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.23% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.27% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.17% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.06% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.86% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.14% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.03% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.83% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.72% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.72% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.62% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.62% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.52% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.52% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.52% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.52% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.31% 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