Birds to See in Hertfordshire in March
126 bird species on our list for Hertfordshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Great Tit. New this month: Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin, Wheatear and Western Marsh-harrier and 10 more.
On the move in March
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At their peak
From Hertfordshire’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 126 birds in March
126 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.04% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.05% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.94% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.52% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.49% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.39% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.36% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.35% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.25% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.12% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.12% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.08% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.06% in Mar
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.05% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisWinter visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentRare46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaWinter visitorRare9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.03% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.03% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorRare59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentRare16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentRare42–45 cmRegularly Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorRare37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.01% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantRare41–52 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · records held back in Mar (protected)
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorRare47–54 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentRare50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorRare24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.00% 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