Birds to See in Albania in March
69 bird species on our list for Albania are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Hooded Crow and Blackcap. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Jackdaw and Hoopoe and 12 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Albania’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 69 birds in March
69 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.67% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Mar
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.75% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.32% in Mar
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.29% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Mar
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.21% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.03% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.86% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.72% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosPassage migrantCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.69% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantCommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.63% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.52% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.52% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.52% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.49% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.49% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.46% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.46% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.46% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorUncommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.40% in Mar
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.34% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.34% in Mar
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.32% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.32% in Mar
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Mar
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.29% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.29% in Mar
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.26% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.26% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.17% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.14% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.11% in Mar
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