Birds to See in Derry in February
28 bird species on our list for Derry are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull and Jackdaw. New this month: Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Woodpigeon and 11 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Derry’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 28 birds in February
28 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.15% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.09% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.75% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Feb
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.75% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.75% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.41% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.41% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.06% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.06% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.06% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.72% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.72% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.37% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.37% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · records held back in Feb (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · records held back in Feb (protected)
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.03% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.03% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Eurasian Oystercatcher 40–45 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 cm
- Common Loon 66–91 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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