Birds to See in Denbighshire in February
73 bird species on our list for Denbighshire are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Common Raven, European Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird. New this month: Linnet, Goldcrest, Eurasian Jay and Greylag Goose and 4 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Denbighshire’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 73 birds in February
73 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.44% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.06% in Feb
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.06% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.83% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.60% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.37% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.29% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.29% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.22% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.14% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.14% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.14% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.14% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.07% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.07% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.91% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.84% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.84% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.76% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.69% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.61% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.61% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.61% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.61% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.61% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.61% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.61% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.61% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.53% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.53% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.46% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.46% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.46% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.46% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.46% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.38% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.38% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.38% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.38% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.38% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.38% in Feb
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.30% in Feb
Willow TitPoecile montanusScarceUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb · 0.30% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.23% 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