Birds to See in Ceredigion in January
98 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
98 bird species on our list for Ceredigion are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and European Herring Gull. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Linnet, Ringed Plover and Dunlin and 9 more.
New in January13
Residents
(71)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(14)Present outside the breeding season
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Passage migrants
(9)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Aug–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