Birds to See in Waterford in February
59 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in February17
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(29)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly May–Mar
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Feb
Passage migrants
(10)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Jan–Mar
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Jan–Feb
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Oct–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