Birds to See in West Midlands in March
96 bird species on our list for West Midlands are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit. New this month: Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit, Little Ringed Plover and Sand Martin and 7 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From West Midlands’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 96 birds in March
96 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.72% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.64% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.48% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.74% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.68% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.64% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.64% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.33% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.31% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.26% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.25% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.25% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.17% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.17% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.16% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.08% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.08% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.05% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.05% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentRare37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.03% in Mar
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.03% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar · 0.02% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.02% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceRare140–165 cmRegularly Feb–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