Birds to See in Renfrewshire in February
71 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit and European Robin. New this month: Hen Harrier and Ruddy Turnstone.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Renfrewshire’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 71 birds in February
71 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.77% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.69% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.19% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.41% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.58% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.24% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.75% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.75% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.71% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.66% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.62% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.62% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.50% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.50% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.46% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.41% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.37% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.37% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.29% in Feb
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.29% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.29% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.21% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.21% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.21% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.21% in Feb
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · records held back in Feb (protected)
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.17% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–May · 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