Birds to See in Fife in February
128 bird species on our list for Fife are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull and European Robin. New this month: Barnacle Goose, Red-necked Grebe, Short-eared Owl and Snow Bunting and 2 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Fife’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 128 birds in February
128 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.77% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Feb
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.80% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.58% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.10% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.07% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.92% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.66% in Feb
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.53% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorCommon51–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.45% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.44% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.43% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.43% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.34% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.26% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.26% in Feb
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.26% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.18% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.17% in Feb
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.16% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.15% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.14% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.12% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.12% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · records held back in Feb (protected)
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.07% in Feb
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.06% in Feb
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.05% in Feb
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.03% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.02% in Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Feb (protected)
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · records held back in Feb (protected)
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