Birds to See in Carmarthenshire in February
90 bird species on our list for Carmarthenshire are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Chaffinch. New this month: Common Scoter, Red-throated Loon and Firecrest.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Carmarthenshire’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 90 birds in February
90 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.37% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.74% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.45% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.26% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.21% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.68% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.63% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.58% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.53% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.53% in Feb
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.53% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.44% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.44% in Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.44% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.44% in Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.44% in Feb
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.39% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.39% in Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.39% in Feb
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.34% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.34% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.34% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.34% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentCommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.29% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.29% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.19% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.19% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.19% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.19% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.19% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.15% in Feb
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.15% 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