Birds to See in Cavan in February
15 bird species on our list for Cavan are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit and Chaffinch. New this month: European Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird and Blue Tit and 11 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Cavan’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 15 birds in February
15 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 6.21% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 5.08% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Aug–May · 5.08% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 4.52% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 4.52% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–May · 3.95% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisPassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb · 3.39% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 3.39% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb · 2.82% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb · 2.26% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.69% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.69% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.69% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.69% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · records held back in Feb (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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