Birds to See in Sligo in February
59 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
59 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 7 more.
New in February11
Residents
(30)Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly May–Mar
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly May–Mar
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly May–Mar
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Feb–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Jan–May
Summer visitors
(2)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(20)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly May–Mar
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–May
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Dec–Feb
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly May–Mar
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Dec–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Jan–Feb
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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