Birds to See in Flintshire in December
80 bird species on our list for Flintshire are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and European Robin. New this month: Red Crossbill, Twite, Tawny Owl and Green Sandpiper and 1 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Flintshire’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 80 birds in December
80 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.29% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.74% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.67% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.67% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.60% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.46% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.39% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.32% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.32% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.11% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.11% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.97% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.97% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.97% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.97% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.90% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.90% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.90% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.83% in Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.76% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.76% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.76% in Dec
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.63% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.63% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.63% in Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.63% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.63% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.63% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.56% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.56% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.56% in Dec
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.56% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.56% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.56% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.49% in Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.49% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.49% in Dec
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.49% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.42% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.42% in Dec
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.42% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.35% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.35% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.35% in Dec
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.35% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.28% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.28% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.28% in Dec
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.28% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.28% in Dec
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusScarceUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec · 0.28% in Dec
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.28% in 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