Birds to See in Newport in January
82 bird species on our list for Newport are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Magpie, Mallard, Blue Tit and European Robin. New this month: Pochard, Stock Dove, Rook and Barnacle Goose and 1 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 January
82 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.20% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.59% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.33% in Jan
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.21% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.16% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.07% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.04% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jan
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.92% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.90% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.76% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.59% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.59% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.55% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.43% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.38% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.33% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.33% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.31% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.31% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.24% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.21% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.17% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.17% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.17% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.14% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.12% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.12% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.12% in Jan
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jan · 0.07% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.07% 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