Birds to See in Bridgend in February
76 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Blackbird, European Robin and Blue Tit.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Bridgend’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 76 birds in February
76 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.27% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.18% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 2.10% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.02% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.93% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.93% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.93% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Feb
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.76% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.60% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.60% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.43% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.43% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Feb
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.26% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.18% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.09% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.01% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.01% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.92% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.92% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.92% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.92% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.84% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.84% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.67% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.67% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.67% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.67% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.67% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.59% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.59% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.59% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.59% in Feb
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.50% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.50% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisWinter visitorCommon65–80 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.50% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.42% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.34% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.34% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.34% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.34% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.34% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.25% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.25% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.25% in Feb
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.25% 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