Birds to See in Donegal in February
62 bird species on our list for Donegal are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Curlew, Common Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Robin and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Goldcrest, Iceland Gull, Great Crested Grebe and Coal Tit and 8 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Donegal’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 62 birds in February
62 birds
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.14% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.02% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.02% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.90% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.66% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.66% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.43% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.43% in Feb
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 1.43% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.31% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.31% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.19% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.19% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.07% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.07% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.07% in Feb
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.07% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.95% in Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.95% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.83% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.83% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.83% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.83% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.83% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.83% in Feb
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.71% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.71% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusPassage migrantCommon110–142 cmRegularly Feb · 0.59% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.59% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.59% in Feb
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.59% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.59% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.59% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.59% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.48% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.48% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.48% 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