Birds to See in Austria in March
160 bird species on our list for Austria are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Great Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit. New this month: Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Barn Swallow and Yellow Wagtail and 28 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Austria’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 160 birds in March
160 birds
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.24% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.20% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.04% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.01% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.78% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Mar
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.44% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.42% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.34% in Mar
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentCommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.32% in Mar
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusResidentCommon36–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.28% in Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.28% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Mar
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.26% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.25% in Mar
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.23% in Mar
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.23% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.23% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.22% in Mar
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.21% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Mar
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.17% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentUncommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.12% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.10% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.08% in Mar
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Common CraneGrus grusPassage migrantUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Mar
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Mar
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.07% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.06% in Mar
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.06% in Mar
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.05% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.05% in Mar
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.04% in Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.03% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
WoodlarkLullula arboreaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.03% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantRare33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentRare76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Mar
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.02% in Mar
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.02% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Mar
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.01% in Mar
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorUncommon34–36 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaPassage migrantRare47–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Mar
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Mar
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantRare21–28 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.01% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.01% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusPassage migrantRare110–142 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.01% in Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.01% in Mar
Citril FinchCarduelis citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.01% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantRare60–87 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% 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