Birds to See in Limerick in February
47 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Mute Swan, Rook, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Hooded Crow. New this month: Buzzard, House Sparrow, Goldcrest and Redwing and 10 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Limerick’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 47 birds in February
47 birds
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 4.27% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.58% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.24% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.73% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.56% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.39% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.22% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.05% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.88% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.88% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.71% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.71% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.71% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.71% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.71% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.54% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.37% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.19% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.19% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 1.19% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.19% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.02% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.02% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.02% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.02% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.85% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.68% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantCommon42–49 cmRegularly Feb · 0.68% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.68% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.68% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.51% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.51% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.51% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.51% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb · 0.51% 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