Birds to See in Clare in February
101 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
101 bird species on our list for Clare are recorded regularly in February. Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, European Robin, Rook, Curlew and Hooded Crow. New this month: Mediterranean Gull, Ruff and Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Feb
Summer visitors
(11)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Winter visitors
(30)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–Feb
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Nov–Mar
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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