Birds to See in Waterford in March
63 bird species on our list for Waterford are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Hooded Crow, Blackbird, Rook and European Herring Gull. New this month: Linnet, Chiffchaff, Red-billed Chough and Common Raven and 10 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Waterford’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 63 birds in March
63 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.44% in Mar
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.32% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.13% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.63% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.56% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.56% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.19% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.19% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.19% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.00% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.88% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.88% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.81% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.75% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.69% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.69% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.69% in Mar
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.69% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.63% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.63% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.63% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.63% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.56% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.56% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.50% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.50% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.50% in Mar
FulmarFulmarus glacialisPassage migrantCommon45–50 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.50% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.50% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.50% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.44% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.44% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.38% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.38% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.38% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.38% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.31% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.25% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.19% 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