Birds to See in East Dunbartonshire in February
50 bird species on our list for East Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow. New this month: European Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Coal Tit and House Sparrow and 24 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From East Dunbartonshire’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 50 birds in February
50 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.54% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Feb
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Jul–May · 3.29% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.06% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.95% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.84% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.72% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.61% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.50% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.27% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.27% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.27% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.04% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.82% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.70% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 1.70% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.48% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.36% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.36% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.36% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.36% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.36% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.25% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.25% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.25% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.25% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.14% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.14% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.91% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.91% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.91% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.91% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.91% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.79% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb · 0.68% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.68% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.68% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.68% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.68% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.57% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb · 0.57% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.57% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb · 0.34% 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