Birds to See in Faroe Islands in March
44 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, Common Starling and Eider. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Golden Plover, Red-throated Loon and Common Scoter and 1 more.
On the move in March
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From Faroe Islands’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 44 birds in March
44 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 6.89% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 5.89% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 5.58% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.47% in Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 5.32% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 5.16% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 4.79% in Mar
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Mar
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.84% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Mar
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.95% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.37% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.32% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.89% in Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.89% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.79% in Mar
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.74% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.63% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.42% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.37% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.32% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorUncommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.26% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.16% 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