Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in January
44 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Magpie and European Herring Gull. New this month: Great Crested Grebe, Buzzard, European Green Woodpecker and Mistle Thrush and 3 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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.
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All 44 birds in January
44 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.53% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.47% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.41% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.91% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.60% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.23% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.30% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.99% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.99% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.49% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.31% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.99% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.81% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.68% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.62% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.62% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.62% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.56% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.50% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.44% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.44% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.37% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.37% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.31% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan · 0.25% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.25% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.19% 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