Birds to See in East Ayrshire in March
39 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
39 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Herring Gull, Blackbird and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Jackdaw, Buzzard, House Sparrow and Coal Tit and 17 more.
New in March21
Leaving after last month4
Residents
(14)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jun
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Mar–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jan–May
Summer visitors
(22)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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