Birds to See in Bahrain in March
49 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(24)Present outside the breeding season
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Passage migrants
(24)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–May
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon niloticaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senatorNT
Regularly Mar–Apr
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Mar–May
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Jan–May
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecicaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticoraxLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–May
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
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