Birds to See in Donegal in February
62 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in February12
Residents
(37)Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Summer visitors
(8)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Oct
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly May–Feb
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Winter visitors
(13)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Nov–May
Passage migrants
(4)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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