Birds to See in Kerry in February
71 bird species on our list for Kerry are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Great Black-backed Gull, Curlew and Jackdaw. New this month: Northern Gannet, Stonechat, European Shag and Eurasian Skylark and 18 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Kerry’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 71 birds in February
71 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.78% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.39% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.39% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.39% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.34% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.28% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.28% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.22% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.22% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.17% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.11% in Feb
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.06% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.89% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.89% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.89% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.83% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.78% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.78% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.72% in Feb
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.72% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.72% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.61% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.61% in Feb
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly Feb · 0.56% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.56% in Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Feb
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.56% in Feb
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantCommon62–68 cmRegularly Feb · 0.50% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.50% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.45% in Feb
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.45% in Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.39% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.39% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.28% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.28% in Feb
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.28% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.22% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.17% 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