Birds to See in Meath in February
39 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Common Starling. New this month: Eurasian Wren, Dunnock, Common Gull and Goldcrest and 7 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Meath’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 39 birds in February
39 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.03% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Feb
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.02% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Jul–May · 2.52% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.35% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.18% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.01% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 2.01% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 2.01% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.85% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.85% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.85% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.85% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.68% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.68% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.68% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 1.68% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.51% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.34% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.34% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.17% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.17% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.17% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.17% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.01% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.84% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Feb · 0.84% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.67% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb · 0.67% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.67% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–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