Birds to See in Stirling in March
80 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, European Robin and Chaffinch. New this month: Chiffchaff, Sand Martin, Hooded Crow and Reed Bunting and 6 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Stirling’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 80 birds in March
80 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.23% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.74% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.65% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.13% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.85% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.83% in Mar
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.70% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.57% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.54% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.54% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.54% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.44% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.44% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.41% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.41% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.39% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.39% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.36% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.36% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.36% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.31% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.31% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.28% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.28% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.23% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.21% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.15% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.15% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.15% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.13% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.13% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.10% 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