Birds to See in Dundee in March
55 bird species on our list for Dundee are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush and Grey Heron and 8 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Dundee’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 55 birds in March
55 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 6.21% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.93% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.19% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.10% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.87% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.59% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.61% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.64% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.13% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.81% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.16% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.11% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.11% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.07% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.97% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.93% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.88% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.88% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.88% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.65% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.65% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.60% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.60% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.51% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.51% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.42% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.42% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.42% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.37% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.32% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.32% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.28% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.28% in Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.28% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.28% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.23% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.23% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar · 0.23% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.19% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.19% 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