Birds to See in Offaly in February
50 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Blackbird, European Robin, Chaffinch and Woodpigeon. New this month: Coot and Great Crested Grebe.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebFrom Offaly’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 50 birds in February
50 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.85% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.72% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.58% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.45% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.17% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.17% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.04% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.04% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.04% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.04% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.77% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.77% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.63% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.63% in Feb
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.49% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.49% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.36% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.36% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.36% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.36% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.22% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.22% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.22% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.09% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.09% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.95% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.95% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.82% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.82% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.68% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb · 0.54% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.54% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.41% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.41% in Feb
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