Birds to See in Flintshire in February
65 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in February7
Residents
(46)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly May–Feb
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Summer visitors
(3)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(14)Present outside the breeding season
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Jul–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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