Birds to See in Roscommon in February
26 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Blackbird, European Robin, Magpie and Mallard. New this month: Hooded Crow, Mallard, Eurasian Wren and Common Raven and 9 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
Leaving soon
From Roscommon’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 26 birds in February
26 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.40% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.81% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Feb
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.23% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.23% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.93% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.64% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.64% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 2.64% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.64% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 2.64% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.35% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.35% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 2.05% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.05% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.76% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.76% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.47% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.47% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisScarceCommon22–27 cmRegularly Feb · 1.47% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.47% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.47% in Feb
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.17% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.17% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.88% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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