Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in February
42 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Magpie, European Herring Gull, European Robin and Jackdaw. New this month: Eurasian Nuthatch, Common Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail and Tawny Owl.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebFrom Blaenau Gwent’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 42 birds in February
42 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.48% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.48% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.14% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.69% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.39% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.32% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.02% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.94% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.42% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.34% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.90% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.82% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.75% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.75% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.52% in Feb
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.45% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.45% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.37% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.30% in Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.30% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.22% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Feb (protected)
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