Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in March
48 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in March15
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(32)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Summer visitors
(11)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(2)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