Birds to See in Ulster in March
78 bird species on our list for Ulster are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Tufted Duck, Hooded Crow, Mute Swan and Great Tit. New this month: Northern Gannet, Eurasian Skylark, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Linnet and 14 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Ulster’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 78 birds in March
78 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.64% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.54% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.54% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.39% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.32% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.17% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.88% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.88% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.88% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.88% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.88% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.81% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.81% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.81% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.73% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.66% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.66% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantCommon39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.66% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.66% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.59% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.59% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.51% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.51% in Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantCommon64–81 cmRegularly Mar · 0.51% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.51% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.44% in Mar
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.44% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.44% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.44% in Mar
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.37% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.37% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Mar
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.29% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.29% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Mar
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaPassage migrantUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Mar · 0.22% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.22% 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