Birds to See in Bridgend in December
87 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
87 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Blackbird, Magpie and European Robin. New this month: Goldeneye, Pochard, Reed Bunting and Northern Lapwing and 7 more.
Residents
(45)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(32)Present outside the breeding season
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jun–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Dec–Mar
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Dec–Jun
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly 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