Birds to See in Midlothian in February
79 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard, Jackdaw and European Herring Gull. New this month: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Shelduck and Mediterranean Gull.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Midlothian’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 79 birds in February
79 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.86% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.79% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.65% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.10% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.05% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.98% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.86% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.84% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.81% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.50% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.50% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.48% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.41% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.31% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.29% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.29% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.26% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.21% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.12% 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