Birds to See in Powys in February
74 bird species on our list for Powys are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Great Tit. New this month: Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Skylark, Linnet and Stock Dove and 3 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Powys’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 74 birds in February
74 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.99% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.74% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.25% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.76% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.71% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.65% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.54% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.49% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.38% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.38% in Feb
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRegularly Feb · 0.27% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.27% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.27% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.27% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.22% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.22% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Feb
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.22% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.16% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.16% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.16% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.16% 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