Birds to See in Laois in March
28 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
28 bird species on our list for Laois are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Chaffinch, European Robin, Great Tit and Blue Tit. New this month: Woodpigeon, European Robin, Rook and Eurasian Wren and 20 more.
New in March24
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(19)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Oct–May
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Oct–May
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Mar
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Summer visitors
(7)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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