Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in January
52 species listed for January · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
52 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in January. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Mistle Thrush, Canada Goose, Treecreeper and Black-headed Gull and 7 more.
Residents
(32)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Summer visitors
(6)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Winter visitors
(12)Present outside the breeding season
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Feb
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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