Birds to See in Torfaen in December
30 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit. New this month: House Sparrow, Common Starling, European Goldfinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker and 5 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
Leaving soon
From Torfaen’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 30 birds in December
30 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.77% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.34% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.13% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.13% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.71% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.07% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.65% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 4.02% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.02% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 4.02% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.38% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 2.75% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.33% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.90% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.69% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.69% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.69% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.69% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.48% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.27% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec · 1.06% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.06% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.63% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.63% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.63% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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