Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in February
40 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Great Tit and Blue Tit. New this month: Whooper Swan and Kestrel.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From West Dunbartonshire’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 40 birds in February
40 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.75% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.30% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.49% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.26% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.81% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.81% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb · 1.81% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.58% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.36% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.36% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 1.36% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.36% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.36% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.13% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.13% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.13% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.13% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.90% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.90% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.90% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.90% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.90% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.90% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.90% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.68% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.68% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.68% 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