Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in February
43 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
43 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: Greylag Goose, Rook and Eurasian Woodcock.
Residents
(27)Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Feb–May
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Summer visitors
(3)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(12)Present outside the breeding season
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Feb
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Passage migrants
(1)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