Birds to See in Belfast in March
62 bird species on our list for Belfast are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Magpie, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Hooded Crow. New this month: Ruff, Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Wagtail and Buzzard and 9 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Belfast’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 62 birds in March
62 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.97% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.17% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.81% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.61% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.36% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.31% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.26% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.11% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.01% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.95% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.95% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.90% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.90% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.85% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.80% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.80% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.75% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.70% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.60% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.55% in Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.45% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.40% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.40% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.35% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.35% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.35% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.30% in Mar
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesScarceUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Mar · 0.30% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.20% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusScarceUncommon53–89 cmRegularly Mar · 0.15% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.15% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.15% 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