Birds to See in Monmouthshire in December
61 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon. New this month: Coal Tit, European Green Woodpecker, Treecreeper and Grey Wagtail and 2 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Monmouthshire’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 61 birds in December
61 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.35% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.03% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.25% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.55% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.98% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.49% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.49% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.25% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.18% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.10% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.10% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.02% in Dec
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.94% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.78% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.71% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.63% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.55% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.55% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.47% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.47% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.47% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.39% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.39% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.39% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.39% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.39% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.31% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.31% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.24% 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