Birds to See in Armagh in February
59 bird species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Blackbird. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Northern Lapwing, European Herring Gull and Eurasian Woodcock and 8 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Armagh’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 59 birds in February
59 birds
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.93% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.93% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.85% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.52% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.20% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.12% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.04% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.95% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.87% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.87% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.79% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.71% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.63% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.63% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.55% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.38% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.38% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.38% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.30% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.30% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.30% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.22% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.22% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.22% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.14% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.06% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.06% in Feb
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantCommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb · 1.06% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.90% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.81% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.81% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.81% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.73% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.65% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.65% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.65% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.57% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.57% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.57% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.49% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.49% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.49% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb · 0.41% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.33% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Feb · 0.33% in Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.33% 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