Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in March
56 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie and Dunnock. New this month: Chiffchaff, Eurasian Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Mistle Thrush and 10 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Blaenau Gwent’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 56 birds in March
56 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.90% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.90% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.48% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.29% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.45% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.31% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.03% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.75% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.61% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.12% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.84% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.84% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.84% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.84% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.77% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.70% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.70% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.70% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.63% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.63% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.63% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.56% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.56% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.56% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.49% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.49% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.35% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Mar (protected)
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.28% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.28% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.28% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar · 0.21% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.21% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.21% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.21% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Mar (protected)
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