Birds to See in West Yorkshire in March
123 bird species on our list for West Yorkshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Sand Martin and Eurasian Spoonbill and 7 more.
On the move in March
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At their peak
From West Yorkshire’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 123 birds in March
123 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.57% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.41% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.94% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.90% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.83% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.68% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.41% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.40% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.28% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.22% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.20% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.20% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.17% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.12% in Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.09% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.09% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.07% in Mar
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.06% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.05% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.05% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Mar
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.02% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.02% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.02% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentRare37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Mar
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusScarceRare10–11 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