Birds to See in Louth in March
78 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Redshank and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Northern Gannet, Northern Pintail, Goldcrest and Common Loon and 1 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Louth’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 78 birds in March
78 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.60% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 2.26% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.15% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.15% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.73% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.41% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.99% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.95% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.85% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.81% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.81% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.74% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.71% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.71% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.67% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.67% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.60% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.57% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.57% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.53% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.53% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.49% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.49% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.46% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.46% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.46% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.42% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.42% in Mar
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.39% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.35% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.35% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.35% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.35% in Mar
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.28% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.25% in Mar
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.21% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.21% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.21% in Mar
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.18% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
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