Birds to See in Denbighshire in January
73 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in January20
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(45)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Dec–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jan–May
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jan
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Dec–Jul
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Dec–Feb
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Jan
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Jan–Feb
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Jan
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Jan–Feb
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