Birds to See in Herefordshire in March
83 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw. New this month: Chiffchaff, Sand Martin, Dipper and Brambling and 4 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Herefordshire’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 83 birds in March
83 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.28% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.96% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.00% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.00% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.85% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.68% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.64% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.60% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.53% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.51% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.49% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.47% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.47% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.45% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.43% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.38% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.38% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.38% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.36% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.34% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.34% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.34% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.34% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.32% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.32% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.19% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar · 0.17% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.17% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.17% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.17% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · records held back in Mar (protected)
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Mar · 0.09% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.06% in Mar
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar · 0.06% 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