Birds to See in Monmouthshire in March
67 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Great Tit. New this month: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Sand Martin and Eurasian Siskin and 7 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Monmouthshire’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 67 birds in March
67 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.15% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.95% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.29% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.70% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.23% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.03% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.91% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.12% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.46% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.39% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.26% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.12% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.93% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.86% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.79% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.79% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.73% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.66% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.66% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.60% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.53% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.46% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.40% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.40% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.33% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.33% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.33% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.33% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.26% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.26% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.26% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.20% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.20% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Mar (protected)
Water RailRallus aquaticusScarceUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 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