Birds to See in Bridgend in January
92 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
92 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, European Robin and Magpie. New this month: Linnet, Grey Wagtail, Peregrine Falcon and Treecreeper and 3 more.
Leaving after last month2
Residents
(49)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Jan–May
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(32)Present outside the breeding season
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Dec–Mar
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Dec–Jun
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Jan
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
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