Birds to See in Staffordshire in March
119 bird species on our list for Staffordshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Carrion Crow. New this month: Blackcap, Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin and Avocet and 9 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Staffordshire’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 119 birds in March
119 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.74% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.81% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.03% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.00% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.67% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.67% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.56% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.42% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.33% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.32% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.27% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.20% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.19% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.15% in Mar
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.13% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.13% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.07% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.07% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.07% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.07% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.04% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.03% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Mar · 0.02% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.02% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentRare58–70 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 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