Birds to See in Waterford in February
59 bird species on our list for Waterford are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Hooded Crow, Blackbird, Rook and Black-headed Gull. New this month: European Goldfinch, Rock Dove, Buzzard and Red-breasted Merganser and 13 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Waterford’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 59 birds in February
59 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.61% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.21% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.21% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.10% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Feb
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.98% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.75% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.63% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.52% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.40% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.40% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.40% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 1.28% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.17% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.17% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.17% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.05% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.05% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.93% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.93% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.93% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.82% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Feb · 0.82% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.82% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.82% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.70% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.70% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.70% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.70% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.70% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.58% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.47% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.47% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.47% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.47% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.47% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.35% 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