Birds to See in South Ayrshire in February
100 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
100 bird species on our list for South Ayrshire are recorded regularly in February. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow and House Sparrow. New this month: Northern Gannet and Red-necked Grebe.
New in February2
Leaving after last month8
Residents
(43)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(2)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(50)Present outside the breeding season
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Dec–Feb
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Aug–Jun
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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