Birds to See in Sligo in February
60 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, European Robin, Mallard and Rook. New this month: Brent Goose, Common Loon, Barnacle Goose and Stonechat and 8 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Sligo’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 60 birds in February
60 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.90% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.81% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.66% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.66% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.57% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.57% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.30% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.21% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.04% in Feb
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.95% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.95% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.95% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.86% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.86% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.77% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.77% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.77% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.77% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.77% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.68% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.68% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.68% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.59% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.51% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.51% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.51% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.42% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.42% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.42% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.24% in Feb
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.24% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.24% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.15% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.06% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.06% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.06% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.97% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.97% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.97% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.89% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.80% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.71% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.71% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.71% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.71% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.62% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.62% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.62% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.62% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.62% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusScarceCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.53% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.44% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.44% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.44% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.35% in Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.35% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.35% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.27% in Feb
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaScarceUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Feb (protected)
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