Birds to See in Falkirk in February
69 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Magpie, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit. New this month: Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Greylag Goose and Rock Pipit.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Falkirk’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 69 birds in February
69 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.92% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.41% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.23% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.97% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.34% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.25% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.07% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.89% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.80% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.80% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.80% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.80% in Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.80% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.80% in Feb
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorCommon68–88 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.80% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.71% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.71% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.71% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.71% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.71% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.71% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.63% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.63% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.54% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.54% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.36% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.36% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.36% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.27% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.27% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.27% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb · 0.27% 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