Birds to See in Rutland in March
111 bird species on our list for Rutland are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, European Robin and Carrion Crow. New this month: Blackcap, Osprey, Barn Swallow and Sand Martin and 5 more.
On the move in March
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From Rutland’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 111 birds in March
111 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.52% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.34% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.99% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.69% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.66% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.58% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.56% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.56% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.55% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.50% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.49% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.39% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.39% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.37% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.37% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.36% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.29% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.24% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.22% in Mar
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.20% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.17% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.16% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.11% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.11% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.06% in Mar
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.05% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.05% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% 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