Birds to See in Newport in December
82 bird species on our list for Newport are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Mallard. New this month: Ringed Plover, Eurasian Skylark, Treecreeper and Common Gull and 1 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Newport’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 82 birds in December
82 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.10% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.79% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.79% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Dec
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.27% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.27% in Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.96% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.93% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.93% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.90% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.83% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.76% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.76% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.62% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.55% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.52% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.52% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.34% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.31% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.28% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.28% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.28% in Dec
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.24% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.24% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.21% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.21% in Dec
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.21% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.21% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.17% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.17% in Dec
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.14% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.10% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.10% 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