Birds to See in Wrexham in January
57 bird species on our list for Wrexham are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit and Magpie. New this month: Moorhen, Eurasian Collared Dove, Canada Goose and Greylag Goose and 20 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Wrexham’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 57 birds in January
57 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.34% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.64% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.50% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.50% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.09% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.95% in Jan
CootFulica atraPassage migrantCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.95% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.95% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.95% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.81% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.67% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.53% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jan
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.39% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.25% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantCommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 1.25% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.25% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.25% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.25% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.11% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.11% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.97% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.97% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.83% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.83% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.83% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan · 0.83% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.83% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jan · 0.70% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.70% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.70% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceCommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan · 0.70% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.70% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.70% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.56% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.56% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.56% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.56% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.56% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.56% in Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasWinter visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.56% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.42% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.42% 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