Birds to See in Down in February
52 bird species on our list for Down are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, European Robin, Common Starling, Blackbird and Chaffinch. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Pheasant, Little Grebe and Eurasian Wigeon and 4 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Down’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 52 birds in February
52 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 6.15% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.99% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.32% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.20% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.78% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.28% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Feb
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.95% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.16% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.91% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.79% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.58% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.54% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.42% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.37% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.37% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.33% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Feb
CootFulica atraSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.29% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.29% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.29% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.29% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.25% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.25% 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