Birds to See in Sligo in March
68 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
68 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, European Robin, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Brent Goose. New this month: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Skylark and European Shag and 15 more.
New in March19
Residents
(30)Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly May–Mar
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly May–Mar
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly May–Mar
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(17)Present outside the breeding season
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly May–Mar
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly May–Mar
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Passage migrants
(14)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Jul–Mar
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Dec–Mar
Scarce visitors
(2)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