Birds to See in Denbighshire in January
73 bird species on our list for Denbighshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Mallard and Great Cormorant. New this month: Stonechat, Canada Goose, Red Crossbill and Red Grouse and 16 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Denbighshire’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 73 birds in January
73 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.07% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.97% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.79% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.41% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.41% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.32% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.32% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.32% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.22% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.22% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.22% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.22% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.13% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.03% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.03% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.03% in Jan
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.94% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.94% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.94% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.85% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.85% in Jan
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan · 0.75% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.75% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.75% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.75% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.66% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.66% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.66% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.66% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.66% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.66% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.56% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.56% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.56% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantCommon39–56 cmRegularly Jan · 0.56% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.56% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.56% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.47% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.47% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.47% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.38% in Jan
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.38% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jan · 0.28% 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