Birds to See in Roscommon in March
24 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Chaffinch, European Robin, Jackdaw and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Buzzard, Eurasian Wigeon, Rook and Common Starling and 4 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Roscommon’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 24 birds in March
24 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.81% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 4.41% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.21% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 4.01% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.01% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.01% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.81% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.81% in Mar
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.61% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.41% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.21% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.01% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.81% in Mar
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.40% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 2.40% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.20% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 2.00% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.80% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.80% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.60% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.00% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.80% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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