Birds to See in Limerick in March
31 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow and Buzzard. New this month: Chiffchaff, Little Egret, Eurasian Collared Dove and Eurasian Oystercatcher and 2 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Limerick’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 31 birds in March
31 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.02% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 4.55% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–May · 3.83% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.59% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.39% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.91% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.91% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.67% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.44% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.20% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.20% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.20% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.20% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.20% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.96% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.96% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.72% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar · 0.72% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusScarceUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · records held back in Mar (protected)
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