Birds to See in Gwynedd in January
97 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
97 bird species on our list for Gwynedd are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Blackbird, European Robin and Blue Tit. New this month: Eider, Common Scoter, Common Kingfisher and Horned Grebe and 5 more.
Residents
(61)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(25)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly May–Feb
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Nov–May
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Jan–Feb
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Jan
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
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