Birds to See in Kildare in March
29 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Eurasian Collared Dove, Greenfinch and Linnet.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
Leaving soon
From Kildare’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 29 birds in March
29 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.99% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.82% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.66% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.66% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.49% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.33% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.00% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.66% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.66% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · records held back in Mar (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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