Birds to See in Flintshire in February
65 bird species on our list for Flintshire are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit. New this month: Greenfinch, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Siskin and Greylag Goose and 3 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Flintshire’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 65 birds in February
65 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.85% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.26% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.88% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.81% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.81% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.81% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.42% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Feb
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.36% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.16% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.10% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.97% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.97% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.84% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.84% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.78% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.78% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.71% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.71% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.71% in Feb
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.65% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.58% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.58% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.52% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.52% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.52% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.45% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.45% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.45% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.39% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.39% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.32% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.26% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.19% 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