Birds to See in Torfaen in January
36 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Great Tit. New this month: Song Thrush, Redwing, Eurasian Jay and Eurasian Nuthatch and 4 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
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 36 birds in January
36 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.89% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.52% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.33% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 6.15% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 5.77% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.84% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.66% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 4.28% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 4.28% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 3.72% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 3.17% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 2.79% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.79% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.05% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.49% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.30% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.12% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.12% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.12% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.12% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.93% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.74% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.74% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.56% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.56% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.56% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.56% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.56% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.56% 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