Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in February
77 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon. New this month: Mediterranean Gull and Tawny Owl.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Vale of Glamorgan’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 77 birds in February
77 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Feb
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Feb
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.36% in Feb
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.31% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Feb
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Feb
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.05% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.94% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.89% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.84% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.68% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.68% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.63% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.58% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.52% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.52% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.52% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.52% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.47% in Feb
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.47% in Feb
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.47% in Feb
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Feb
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.42% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.31% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.31% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.31% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.31% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.26% in Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.26% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% 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