Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in February
44 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Greylag Goose, Rook and Eurasian Woodcock.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Rhondda, Cynon, Taff’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 44 birds in February
44 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 7.38% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.09% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.99% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.78% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.74% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.74% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.53% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.22% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.81% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.70% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.60% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.60% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.49% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.08% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.98% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.87% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.87% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.77% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.46% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.14% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.14% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.04% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.04% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.04% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.04% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.94% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.83% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.83% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.83% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.83% in Feb
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisWinter visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.62% in Feb
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb · 0.42% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.42% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.42% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.42% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.31% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · records held back in Feb (protected)
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