Birds to See in Surrey in March
120 bird species on our list for Surrey are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie. New this month: Sand Martin, Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover and Little Gull and 9 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Surrey’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 120 birds in March
120 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.35% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.01% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.87% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.56% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.44% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.42% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.33% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.31% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.31% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.19% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
WoodlarkLullula arboreaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.19% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.10% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.07% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.06% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.05% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.03% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.03% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Mar
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentRare14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.02% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.02% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.02% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentRare48–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.01% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentRare80–104 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantRare54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.01% in Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentRare53–57 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantRare26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 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