Birds to See in Perthshire and Kinross in March
100 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
100 bird species on our list for Perthshire and Kinross are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Chaffinch and Blue Tit. New this month: Chiffchaff, Osprey, Sand Martin and Northern Pintail and 9 more.
Residents
(65)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Jul
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Mar–May
Summer visitors
(17)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jan–Sep
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jan–Nov
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Winter visitors
(13)Present outside the breeding season
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Passage migrants
(5)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