Birds to See in Kilkenny in March
22 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Snipe, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Rook and Common Starling. New this month: Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Common Starling and Rock Dove and 3 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Kilkenny’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 22 birds in March
22 birds
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 8.43% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 6.13% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 6.13% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 5.75% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 4.98% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.98% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.98% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.60% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.83% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.83% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 3.45% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.07% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.30% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.30% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.30% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.92% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.92% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.15% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 1.15% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceCommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · records held back in Mar (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 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