Birds to See in Stockton-on-Tees in March
89 bird species on our list for Stockton-on-Tees are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Coot, Mallard, Carrion Crow and Canada Goose. New this month: Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Ruff and Little Ringed Plover and 7 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Stockton-on-Tees’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 89 birds in March
89 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeResidentCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.64% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.20% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.19% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.15% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.00% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.77% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.62% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.51% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.47% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.38% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentUncommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.35% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.33% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.33% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.32% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.27% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.25% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.24% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.19% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.16% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.13% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.11% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.11% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.11% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.09% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.08% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.05% in Mar
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisScarceUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · records held back in Mar (protected)
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