Birds to See in Leitrim in February
17 bird species on our list for Leitrim are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Whooper Swan, Great Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe and Mallard. New this month: Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Eurasian Teal and Chaffinch and 5 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Leitrim’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 17 birds in February
17 birds
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceCommon140–165 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 7.29% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–May · 6.48% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May · 6.48% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisScarceCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 6.07% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.26% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.86% in Feb
CootFulica atraScarceCommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 4.05% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 3.64% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.64% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxScarceCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb · 3.24% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 2.43% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 2.43% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Feb · 2.43% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.02% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.02% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.62% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 1.21% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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