Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in December
83 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Magpie, Blackbird and European Robin. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Pochard, Eurasian Teal and Goldeneye and 4 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Vale of Glamorgan’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 83 birds in December
83 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Dec
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Dec
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.29% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.55% in Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.45% in Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.35% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Dec
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.06% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.93% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.93% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.93% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.93% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.90% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.84% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.84% in Dec
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.61% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.58% in Dec
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.55% in Dec
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.55% in Dec
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.52% in Dec
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.48% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.48% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.45% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Dec
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.39% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.39% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.26% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.26% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.23% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Dec
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.23% in Dec
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.19% in Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Dec
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.13% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.10% in Dec
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec · 0.10% in Dec
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.10% in Dec
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec · 0.10% 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