Birds to See in Caerphilly in February
30 bird species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow. New this month: Chaffinch, Eurasian Siskin, Mistle Thrush and Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Caerphilly’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 30 birds in February
30 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 8.64% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 8.47% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 8.31% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.44% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.08% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.08% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 4.41% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 3.90% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.39% in Feb
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.88% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.54% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.37% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.37% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 2.20% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.03% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.69% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.69% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.19% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.19% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.02% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.02% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.85% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.85% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Feb · 0.68% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.51% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.51% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 13–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 22–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Common Raven 58–69 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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