Birds to See in Falkirk in March
64 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and European Herring Gull. New this month: Chiffchaff, Stock Dove, Northern Pintail and Peregrine Falcon and 3 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Falkirk’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 64 birds in March
64 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.20% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.82% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.51% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.44% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.26% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.19% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.13% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.13% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.07% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.88% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.88% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.82% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.75% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.69% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.69% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.63% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.56% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.56% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.56% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.38% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.38% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.38% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.38% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.31% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.31% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.19% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Mar (protected)
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 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