Birds to See in Stirling in February
72 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Great Tit and Chaffinch. New this month: Stonechat, Curlew, Red Crossbill and Barn Owl and 1 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
Leaving soon
From Stirling’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 72 birds in February
72 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.51% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.16% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.84% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.80% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.07% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.92% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.78% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.68% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.64% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.46% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.43% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.39% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.36% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.36% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.32% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.28% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.28% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.28% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.28% in Feb
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.28% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.25% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.21% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.14% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.14% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.14% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.14% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% 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