Birds to See in Glasgow in March
67 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow and Rock Dove. New this month: Chiffchaff, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Collared Dove and Rose-ringed Parakeet and 3 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Glasgow’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 67 birds in March
67 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.01% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.27% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.98% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.83% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.65% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.25% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.27% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.34% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.85% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.84% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.76% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.69% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.67% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.56% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.45% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.44% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.24% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.22% in Mar
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Mar · 0.20% in Mar
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.20% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.18% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.16% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.15% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.13% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.11% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% 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