Birds to See in Powys in March
82 bird species on our list for Powys are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Red Kite and Blue Tit. New this month: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Sand Martin and Wheatear and 10 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Powys’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 82 birds in March
82 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.35% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.27% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.12% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.27% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.73% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.69% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.62% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.54% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.50% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.46% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.46% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.42% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.38% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.38% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.35% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.35% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.35% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.27% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.27% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.27% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.23% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.19% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.19% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.15% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.15% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.15% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.12% in Mar
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.12% 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