Birds to See in Dundee in February
46 bird species on our list for Dundee are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Blackbird. New this month: Yellowhammer, Stock Dove, Eurasian Siskin and Tufted Duck.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Dundee’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 46 birds in February
46 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 6.80% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.06% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.56% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.56% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.73% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.65% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 4.23% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.98% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.74% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.66% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.33% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.24% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.00% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.00% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.91% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.83% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.83% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.83% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.75% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.75% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.75% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.66% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.58% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.50% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.50% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.50% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.50% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.41% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.33% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.33% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.25% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 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