Birds to See in West Lothian in March
65 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
65 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Mallard, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Chiffchaff, Grey Heron and Canada Goose and 20 more.
New in March24
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Chiffchaff
- Grey Heron
- Canada Goose
- Rock Dove
- Meadow Pipit
- Pied Wagtail
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eurasian Teal
- Pink-footed Goose
- Common Pheasant
- Eurasian Skylark
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Curlew
- Kestrel
- Mistle Thrush
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Grey Wagtail
- Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Jay
- Northern Lapwing
- Stock Dove
- Redshank
- Red-breasted Merganser
Leaving after last month1
Residents
(46)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Dec–Jun
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Mar–Dec
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Mar
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Mar
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–Jul
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Winter visitors
(4)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(3)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