Birds to See in Gwynedd in December
97 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
97 bird species on our list for Gwynedd are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Jackdaw. New this month: Chiffchaff, Greylag Goose, Sanderling and Reed Bunting and 2 more.
Residents
(59)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Feb–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Winter visitors
(25)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–May
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly May–Feb
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Nov–May
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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