Birds to See in Bahrain in March
49 bird species on our list for Bahrain are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull and Pallid Swift. New this month: Willow Warbler, Curlew Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail and Common Redstart and 8 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Bahrain’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 49 birds in March
49 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 4.49% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 4.02% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.57% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.33% in Mar
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.22% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantCommon25–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.10% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.81% in Mar
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.63% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.63% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.52% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.34% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.28% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.22% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.22% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.11% in Mar
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusWinter visitorCommon120–145 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.05% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.05% in Mar
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.05% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.99% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.93% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.93% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.93% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.87% in Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.82% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.76% in Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.76% in Mar
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.70% in Mar
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.64% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.64% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.64% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.64% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.64% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.58% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.58% in Mar
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.47% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.47% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.47% in Mar
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorPassage migrantCommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.47% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantCommon48–66 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.35% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.35% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantCommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantCommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.35% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.29% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.29% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.29% in Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.29% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.17% 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