Birds to See in Swansea in January
99 bird species on our list for Swansea are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and European Herring Gull. New this month: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Greenfinch and Eurasian Skylark and 13 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Swansea’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 99 birds in January
99 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.76% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.67% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.60% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.50% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.40% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.37% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.11% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jan
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.01% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.01% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 1.01% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.95% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.95% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.91% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.85% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.85% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.82% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.72% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.69% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.65% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.62% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.62% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.59% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.56% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.49% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.49% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.46% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.42% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.42% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.42% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.39% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.39% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.39% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.39% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.36% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.36% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.33% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.33% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.33% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.33% in Jan
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.26% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan · 0.26% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.23% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.23% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Jan · 0.23% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.20% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.20% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.16% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan · 0.16% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jan · 0.16% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.13% in Jan
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan · 0.13% in Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.13% 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