Birds to See in Glasgow in February
67 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit. New this month: Great Crested Grebe, Rook, Pink-footed Goose and Eurasian Wigeon and 5 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Glasgow’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 67 birds in February
67 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.23% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.29% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 5.21% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.04% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.41% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.38% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.06% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.86% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.74% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.64% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.49% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.37% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.35% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.32% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.27% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.27% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.25% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.22% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.20% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.17% in Feb
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.17% in Feb
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.17% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.15% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.15% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.10% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Feb
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Feb · 0.07% 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