Birds to See in Estonia in February
74 bird species on our list for Estonia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Great Tit, European Herring Gull, Blue Tit and Goldeneye. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Northern Lapwing, Greylag Goose and Eurasian Wren and 9 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Estonia’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 74 birds in February
74 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 6.93% in Feb
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRecorded all year · 6.16% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.79% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Feb
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.14% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.53% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisResidentCommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.15% in Feb
Willow TitPoecile montanusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Feb
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Feb
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorCommon22–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.94% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Feb
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Feb
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.81% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.76% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorCommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorCommon51–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.54% in Feb
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.52% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.43% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.34% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.31% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.27% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.27% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.25% in Feb
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.25% in Feb
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.22% in Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Feb
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.20% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.18% in Feb
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixPassage migrantUncommon40–55 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.16% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.16% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.16% in Feb
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.16% in Feb
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantUncommon60–87 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.13% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.11% in Feb
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.11% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.09% in Feb
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