Birds to See in Westmeath in February
34 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Chaffinch, Common Starling, Blackbird and Jackdaw. New this month: Barn Owl, Great Cormorant, European Goldfinch and Great Crested Grebe and 2 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Westmeath’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 34 birds in February
34 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.11% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 5.15% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.39% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 4.20% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.44% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.24% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.05% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.86% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.86% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.67% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.48% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.48% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.48% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.91% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.91% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.72% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.72% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.53% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.34% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.15% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.15% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.15% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.95% in Feb
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.95% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.95% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.76% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.76% in Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.57% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.57% 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