Birds to See in East Dunbartonshire in February
50 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in February28
- European Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Coal Tit
- House Sparrow
- Long-tailed Tit
- Common Starling
- Song Thrush
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Greenfinch
- Rock Dove
- Eurasian Teal
- Northern Lapwing
- Eurasian Skylark
- Common Raven
- Yellowhammer
- Mute Swan
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Moorhen
- Common Pheasant
- Reed Bunting
- Pied Wagtail
- Fieldfare
- Eurasian Siskin
- Great Cormorant
- Redwing
- Common Shelduck
- Common Redpoll
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(35)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Feb–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–May
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Feb
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Dec–Feb
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Feb
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Feb
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(7)Present outside the breeding season
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Nov–May
Passage migrants
(4)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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