Birds to See in Aberdeen in February
83 bird species on our list for Aberdeen are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird. New this month: Northern Gannet, Fulmar and Yellowhammer.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Aberdeen’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 83 birds in February
83 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.98% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.24% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Feb
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.35% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Feb
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.08% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.01% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.96% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.91% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.54% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.52% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.51% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.47% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.37% in Feb
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.37% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Feb
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.35% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.33% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.26% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.26% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.23% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.23% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.21% in Feb
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.17% in Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.17% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.16% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.16% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.12% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.10% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.09% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.09% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.07% 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