Birds to See in East Riding of Yorkshire in March
146 bird species on our list for East Riding of Yorkshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Chaffinch. New this month: Chiffchaff, Atlantic Puffin, Blackcap and Sand Martin and 14 more.
On the move in March
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From East Riding of Yorkshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 146 birds in March
146 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.97% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.47% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.75% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.71% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.62% in Mar
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentCommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.47% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.43% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.39% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.38% in Mar
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.35% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Mar
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.28% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.28% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.17% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.17% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.13% in Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.10% in Mar
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% in Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.07% in Mar
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Mar
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.05% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.05% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.04% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixPassage migrantRare44–51 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.04% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Mar
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentRare69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.02% in Mar
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.02% in Mar
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorRare54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.02% in Mar
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% 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