Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in February
52 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit. New this month: Curlew, Gadwall and Common Kingfisher.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From South Lanarkshire’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 52 birds in February
52 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.39% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.70% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.73% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.73% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.62% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.50% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.39% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.39% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.27% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.16% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.16% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.92% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.81% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.81% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.81% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.81% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.81% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.69% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.69% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.46% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.35% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.35% 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