Birds to See in Monmouthshire in January
71 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon. New this month: Red Kite, Linnet, Common Pheasant and Rock Dove and 9 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 71 birds in January
71 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.51% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.33% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.96% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.71% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.59% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.61% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.49% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.36% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.12% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.05% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.81% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.81% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.74% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.74% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.68% in Jan
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.68% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.56% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.56% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.50% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.50% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.50% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.50% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.43% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan · 0.43% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.43% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.43% in Jan
SmewMergellus albellusScarceUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan · 0.43% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.37% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan · 0.37% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.37% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.37% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.31% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan · 0.31% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.25% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.25% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.25% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.19% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jan · 0.19% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.19% 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