Birds to See in Antrim in February
95 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
95 bird species on our list for Antrim are recorded regularly in February. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, European Robin, Eurasian Skylark and Greylag Goose. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Barnacle Goose and Red-breasted Merganser and 7 more.
Residents
(59)Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Summer visitors
(11)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Feb–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Recorded all year
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Winter visitors
(20)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Sep–May
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Feb
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Regularly Aug–May
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Passage migrants
(5)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