Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in March
48 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit and Chaffinch. New this month: Rock Dove, Chiffchaff, Eurasian Nuthatch and Eurasian Siskin and 11 more.
On the move in March
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From West Dunbartonshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 48 birds in March
48 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.26% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.19% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.89% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.13% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 2.13% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.13% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.13% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.98% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.67% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.67% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.52% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.52% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.52% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.52% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.37% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.37% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.22% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.22% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.22% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.06% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 1.06% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.06% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.06% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.06% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.91% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.91% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.91% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.76% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.76% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.61% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.61% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.61% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.61% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.61% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.46% 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