Birds to See in Denbighshire in March
76 bird species on our list for Denbighshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Chaffinch. New this month: Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Wheatear and Grey Heron and 7 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Denbighshire’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 76 birds in March
76 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.19% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.14% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.89% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Mar
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.79% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.74% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.74% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.63% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.33% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.28% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.17% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.12% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.02% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.97% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.92% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.87% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.82% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.82% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.82% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.77% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.71% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.71% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.61% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.61% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.56% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.56% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.51% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.46% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Mar · 0.46% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.46% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.46% in Mar
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.41% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.41% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.41% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.36% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.36% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.36% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.36% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.36% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.36% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.31% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.31% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.31% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.31% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.26% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.15% in Mar
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Mar · 0.15% 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