Birds to See in Kildare in February
35 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw and Blackbird. New this month: European Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Little Grebe and Coot and 2 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Kildare’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 35 birds in February
35 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.48% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.06% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.52% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.38% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 2.24% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.24% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.24% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.82% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.82% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.54% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.54% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.54% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.40% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.26% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.84% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.70% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 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