Birds to See in Eilean Siar in February
50 bird species on our list for Eilean Siar are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are White-tailed Sea-eagle, Hen Harrier, European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Goldcrest.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Eilean Siar’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
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Feb (protected)
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentCommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Feb (protected)
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.91% in Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.53% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.89% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Feb
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 2.39% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.89% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.38% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.26% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.88% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.88% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.63% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.63% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.63% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.50% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.50% in Feb
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusResidentUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.38% 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