Birds to See in Faroe Islands in February
46 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Common Starling, Eider and Mallard. New this month: Northern Gannet, Whooper Swan, Snow Bunting and Moorhen and 1 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Faroe Islands’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 46 birds in February
46 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 7.40% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 6.04% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.76% in Feb
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 5.49% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.89% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 4.68% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 4.62% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.46% in Feb
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Feb
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Feb
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Feb
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.31% in Feb
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.25% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.20% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.98% in Feb
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.92% in Feb
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.87% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.76% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.71% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.65% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.65% in Feb
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.60% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.44% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.38% in Feb
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.38% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.33% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.27% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.22% 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