Birds to See in North Macedonia in March
73 bird species on our list for North Macedonia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Great Tit, Hooded Crow, Magpie, Common Starling and Rock Dove. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Hoopoe and Black-necked Grebe and 15 more.
On the move in March
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At their peak
From North Macedonia’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 73 birds in March
73 birds
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.78% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.10% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.03% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Mar
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Mar
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.47% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.98% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.84% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.84% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.77% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.77% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.70% in Mar
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.70% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.70% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.70% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.63% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.63% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.63% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.56% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.56% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.56% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusPassage migrantUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.49% in Mar
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.49% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.49% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.42% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.42% in Mar
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.42% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.42% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.42% in Mar
WoodlarkLullula arboreaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.42% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantCommon28–34 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.35% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.35% in Mar
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.35% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.35% in Mar
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.35% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.28% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.28% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.28% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.21% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Mar · 0.21% in Mar
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.21% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar · 0.21% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.21% 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