Birds to See in Flintshire in March
55 bird species on our list for Flintshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Great Tit and European Robin. New this month: Chiffchaff, Curlew, Dunlin and Rock Dove and 5 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Flintshire’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 55 birds in March
55 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.50% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.69% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.29% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.82% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.82% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.61% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.94% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.94% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.94% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.81% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.81% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.74% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.67% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.67% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.67% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.67% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.61% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.61% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.54% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.54% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.54% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.34% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.34% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.34% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Mar (protected)
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% 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