Birds to See in Offaly in March
60 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Redpoll and Black-headed Gull and 11 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Offaly’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 60 birds in March
60 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.32% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.21% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.21% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.10% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.99% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.99% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.88% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.88% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.88% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.88% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.88% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.77% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.66% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.66% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.55% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.55% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.44% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.33% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.33% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.33% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.22% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.11% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.11% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.00% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.00% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.00% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.88% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.88% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.88% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.88% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.88% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.77% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.77% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.66% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.66% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.66% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar · 0.55% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantCommon24–33 cmRegularly Mar · 0.55% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar · 0.44% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.44% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.44% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.44% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.33% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.33% 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