Birds to See in Flintshire in January
76 bird species on our list for Flintshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Magpie. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Mute Swan, Grey Plover and Great Crested Grebe and 4 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 76 birds in January
76 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.77% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.15% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.94% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.78% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.78% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.47% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.42% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.42% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.31% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.21% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.15% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.10% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.00% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.00% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.94% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.94% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.94% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.89% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.89% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.79% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.79% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.73% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.68% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.68% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.68% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jan · 0.63% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.63% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.58% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.52% in Jan
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.52% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.47% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.47% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.37% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.37% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.37% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.37% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.37% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.31% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.31% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jan · 0.31% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.26% in Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.21% in Jan
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.21% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.16% 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