Birds to See in Cork in March
118 bird species on our list for Cork are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, European Robin, Jackdaw and Great Cormorant. New this month: Sandwich Tern, Sand Martin, Wheatear and Ruff and 5 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Cork’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 118 birds in March
118 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.81% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.73% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.47% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Mar
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.25% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.25% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.16% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.80% in Mar
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.57% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.57% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.55% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.45% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.43% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.38% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.26% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.25% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Mar
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.14% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.14% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.14% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.13% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.12% in Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.12% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.10% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Mar
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.09% in Mar
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.08% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusPassage migrantUncommon110–142 cmRegularly Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.04% 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