Birds to See in Down in March
73 bird species on our list for Down are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, European Robin, Common Starling, Woodpigeon and Rock Dove. New this month: Grey Heron, Linnet, Ruddy Turnstone and Meadow Pipit and 19 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Down’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 73 birds in March
73 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 6.41% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.71% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.18% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.11% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.71% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.61% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.51% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.52% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.29% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.19% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.19% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.90% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.56% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.56% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.53% in Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.46% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.46% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.43% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.40% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.33% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.33% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.30% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.30% in Mar
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.27% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.27% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.23% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.23% in Mar
CootFulica atraSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.20% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.20% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.17% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.17% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.13% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.13% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.13% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · records held back in Mar (protected)
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.10% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.10% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.10% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.10% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.10% 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