Birds to See in Monaghan in March
20 bird species on our list for Monaghan are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Great Crested Grebe, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Mute Swan. New this month: Blackbird, Buzzard, Great Crested Grebe and Mute Swan and 16 more.
Fewer birdwatchers' records come from Monaghan than from better-watched areas, so this list is less complete. For a fuller picture, see the list for Ulster.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarFrom Monaghan’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 20 birds in March
20 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 4.62% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 4.62% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 4.31% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Mar · 4.31% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 4.00% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.69% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 2.77% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 2.77% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.77% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.77% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.15% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.15% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.54% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.23% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–May · 1.23% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.23% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.92% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar · 0.92% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.92% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar · 0.92% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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