Birds to See in Tunisia in March
107 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
107 bird species on our list for Tunisia are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Serin, Sardinian Warbler and Rock Dove. New this month: Pallid Swift, Common Swift, Yellow Wagtail and Woodchat Shrike and 22 more.
New in March26
- Pallid Swift
- Common Swift
- Yellow Wagtail
- Woodchat Shrike
- Little Ringed Plover
- Whitethroat
- Booted Eagle
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Common Redstart
- Mediterranean Gull
- Woodpigeon
- Wheatear
- Common Quail
- Short-toed Treecreeper
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Short-toed Lark
- Sedge Warbler
- Firecrest
- Alpine Swift
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Garganey
- Cirl Bunting
- Coal Tit
- Spotted Crake
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(19)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephalaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Recorded all year
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrioLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Summer visitors
(9)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senatorNT
Regularly Mar–Aug
Winter visitors
(42)Present outside the breeding season
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–May
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–May
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Sep–May
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklaeLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Dartford Warbler
Curruca undataNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitariusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Passage migrants
(37)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixLC
Regularly Mar–May
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactylaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
Regularly Mar
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Mar–May
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Sep
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Mar
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melbaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouiniiVU
Regularly Sep–Apr
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Mar
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzanaLC
Regularly Mar
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Mar–Aug
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