Birds to See in Anguilla in March
18 bird species on our list for Anguilla are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Great White Egret, Stilt Sandpiper and Semipalmated Plover. New this month: Merlin.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Anguilla’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 18 birds in March
18 birds
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.68% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Mar
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.27% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.22% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.22% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.97% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.76% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.71% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantCommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.51% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.36% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.31% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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