Birds to See in Shropshire in March
109 bird species on our list for Shropshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin and Carrion Crow. New this month: Chiffchaff, Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover and Pink-footed Goose and 7 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Shropshire’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 109 birds in March
109 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.01% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.78% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.11% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.78% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.70% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.59% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.44% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.30% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.28% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.26% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.22% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.19% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.16% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.11% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.11% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaWinter visitorUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.07% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in Mar
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.04% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRegularly Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentRare37–40 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Mar
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.02% 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