Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in January
84 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, European Robin, Blackbird and Magpie. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Fulmar, Stock Dove and Peregrine Falcon and 4 more.
On the move in January
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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.
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All 84 birds in January
84 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.85% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.45% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.01% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.98% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.98% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.94% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.94% in Jan
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.91% in Jan
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.87% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.80% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.72% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.65% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.62% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.62% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.58% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.54% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.54% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.54% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.54% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.51% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.47% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.47% in Jan
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.43% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.43% in Jan
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.40% in Jan
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.36% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.25% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.22% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.22% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.22% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.18% in Jan
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.18% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.14% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan · 0.14% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% 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