Birds to See in Mayo in March
84 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
84 bird species on our list for Mayo are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Robin, Common Gull, European Herring Gull and Jackdaw. New this month: Wheatear, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff and Eurasian Siskin and 3 more.
Residents
(48)Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Summer visitors
(9)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Winter visitors
(19)Present outside the breeding season
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Passage migrants
(7)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Jan–Mar
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Feb–Jun
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
American Black Duck
Anas rubripesLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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