Birds to See in Anguilla in February
18 bird species on our list for Anguilla are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, Great White Egret and Grey Plover. New this month: Peregrine Falcon.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebFrom Anguilla’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 18 birds in February
18 birds
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 4.83% in Feb
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.47% in Feb
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.36% in Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.25% in Feb
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.14% in Feb
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.92% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.87% in Feb
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.54% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.38% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.38% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantCommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.22% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.22% in Feb
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.22% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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