Birds to See in West Lothian in March
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.
On the move in March
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From West Lothian’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 65 birds in March
65 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.65% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.42% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.89% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.65% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.59% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.53% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.47% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.36% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.30% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.24% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.18% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.06% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.06% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.94% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.82% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.77% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.77% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.77% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.71% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.71% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.65% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.65% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.59% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.59% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.53% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.53% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.47% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.47% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar · 0.47% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.41% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.35% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar · 0.35% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.29% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.29% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.24% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar · 0.24% 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