Birds to See in Kazakhstan in March
110 bird species on our list for Kazakhstan are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Rook, Magpie and Chaffinch. New this month: Yellow Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Common Swift and Hoopoe and 33 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Kazakhstan’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 110 birds in March
110 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Mar
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRecorded all year · 3.70% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 3.04% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.30% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaWinter visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.88% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.42% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.26% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.18% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.12% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.04% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.00% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.91% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.90% in Mar
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.88% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.81% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.63% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.63% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.63% in Mar
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.61% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.56% in Mar
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.54% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.49% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentUncommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.47% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.47% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.44% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.44% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.42% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentCommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.42% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Mar
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.37% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.35% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.32% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.32% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Mar
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.30% in Mar
Common CraneGrus grusPassage migrantUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.30% in Mar
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.30% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.30% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Mar
Long-eared OwlAsio otusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.30% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.28% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.28% in Mar
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.28% in Mar
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.26% in Mar
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorCommon32–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.26% in Mar
Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoletaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.26% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.26% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.25% in Mar
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.23% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.23% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.23% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.21% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.19% in Mar
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Mar
Black LarkMelanocorypha yeltoniensisPassage migrantCommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.18% in Mar
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusWinter visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.18% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.18% in Mar
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.16% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.16% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.14% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.14% in Mar
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusPassage migrantUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.14% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.14% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantCommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.14% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.14% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.12% in Mar
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.11% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.09% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.09% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.09% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorUncommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.05% 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