Birds to See in Gwynedd in February
91 bird species on our list for Gwynedd are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, European Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow. New this month: Kittiwake, Eurasian Skylark, Red-throated Loon and Peregrine Falcon.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Gwynedd’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 91 birds in February
91 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.16% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.93% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.77% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.41% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.05% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.94% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.91% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Feb
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.72% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.66% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.52% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.50% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.39% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.36% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.36% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.36% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.30% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.28% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.28% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.22% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.22% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.22% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.19% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.17% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.14% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.11% in Feb
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.08% 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