Birds to See in Laois in February
7 bird species on our list for Laois are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Buzzard, Great Tit, Red Crossbill and Barn Owl. New this month: Great Tit, Red Crossbill, Mallard and Barn Owl and 1 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebFrom Laois’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 7 birds in February
7 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 5.38% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.62% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Aug–Mar · 4.62% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.85% in Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb · 3.08% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–May · 3.08% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 3.08% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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