Birds to See in Tipperary in February
25 bird species on our list for Tipperary are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Rook and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Common Raven, Grey Heron and Grey Wagtail.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Tipperary’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 25 birds in February
25 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.13% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.76% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.40% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.40% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.03% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.03% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.66% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.30% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.56% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.20% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.83% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.83% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.83% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.83% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.83% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.83% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.83% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.83% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.47% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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