Birds to See in Carlow in February
18 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Golden Plover. New this month: Common Pheasant, Common Starling, Rock Dove and Bullfinch and 4 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Carlow’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 18 birds in February
18 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.90% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusWinter visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.90% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.62% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–May · 3.62% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 3.34% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.79% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb · 2.51% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.51% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.51% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 2.51% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.23% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.23% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.95% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.95% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.95% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb · 1.67% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.39% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Feb · 0.84% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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