Birds to See in North Macedonia in February
64 bird species on our list for North Macedonia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Magpie, Great Tit, Rock Dove and Jackdaw. New this month: Corn Bunting, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler and Blackcap and 11 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From North Macedonia’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 64 birds in February
64 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.53% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.01% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Feb
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Feb
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.17% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.10% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Feb
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.97% in Feb
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.97% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.91% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.91% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.91% in Feb
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.84% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.84% in Feb
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.78% in Feb
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.71% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.65% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.58% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.58% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeScarceCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.45% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.45% in Feb
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.45% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.45% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.39% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.39% in Feb
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.39% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.39% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.32% in Feb
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.26% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.26% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.26% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.26% in Feb
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.26% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.19% 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