Birds to See in Sligo in March
70 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, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Eurasian Skylark and 16 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Sligo’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 70 birds in March
70 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.71% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.31% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.71% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.51% in Mar
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.40% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.30% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.20% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.20% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.10% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.00% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.80% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.80% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.80% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.70% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.70% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.70% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.60% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.60% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.60% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.60% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.60% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.60% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.60% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.50% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.50% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.50% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.50% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.30% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.30% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.30% in Mar
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.30% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.30% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.20% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.20% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.20% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisPassage migrantCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.10% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.10% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.00% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.00% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.00% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.00% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.00% in Mar
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.90% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.90% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.90% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.90% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.80% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.80% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.70% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.70% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.70% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.60% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.60% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.60% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.60% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.60% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.60% in Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaPassage migrantCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.50% in Mar
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.50% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.50% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.40% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.40% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusScarceCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantCommon37–60 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.30% in Mar
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaScarceUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.30% in Mar
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaScarceUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Mar (protected)
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