Birds to See in Botswana in March
51 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, African Jacana, Spur-winged Goose, Egyptian Goose and Barn Swallow. New this month: Booted Eagle.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarAt their peak
From Botswana’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 51 birds in March
51 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Mar
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.93% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.92% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.62% in Mar
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.50% in Mar
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.45% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Mar
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.19% in Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.13% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Mar
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.10% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% 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