Birds to See in Merthyr Tydfil in March
22 bird species on our list for Merthyr Tydfil are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw. New this month: Buzzard, Eurasian Nuthatch, Magpie and Chiffchaff and 11 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarFrom Merthyr Tydfil’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 22 birds in March
22 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.51% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.51% in Mar
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Nov–Jun · 4.66% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 4.66% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaWinter visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.24% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 3.81% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.81% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.81% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 3.39% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.39% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.97% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.97% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.54% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.54% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–May · 2.12% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 2.12% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.12% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.12% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.69% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.69% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.69% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Mar · 1.27% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Treecreeper 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 12–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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