Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in December
44 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon. New this month: European Green Woodpecker, Common Snipe, Red Kite and Eurasian Teal and 1 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Rhondda, Cynon, Taff’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 44 birds in December
44 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.70% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.69% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.13% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.91% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.68% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.68% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.46% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.24% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 2.13% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.90% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.90% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.90% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.90% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.79% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.79% in Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.79% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.57% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.57% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.57% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.57% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.45% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.34% in Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.34% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.34% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.34% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.23% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.01% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.89% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.89% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.78% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisWinter visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.78% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec · 0.67% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.56% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.45% 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