Birds to See in Monaghan in March
18 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
18 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 14 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.
New in March18
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(15)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Mar
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Sep–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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