Birds to See in Newport in March
92 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
92 bird species on our list for Newport are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Mallard, Blackbird, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Blackcap, Sand Martin, Linnet and Willow Warbler and 9 more.
New in March13
Residents
(59)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Mar–Sep
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Winter visitors
(17)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–May
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Nov–Apr
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Feb–Sep
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