Birds to See in Swansea in March
77 bird species on our list for Swansea are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and European Herring Gull. New this month: Chiffchaff, Rock Pipit, Kittiwake and Willow Warbler and 6 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Swansea’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 77 birds in March
77 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.17% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.99% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.60% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.71% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.46% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.93% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.89% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.64% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.61% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.57% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.54% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.54% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.54% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.50% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.50% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.43% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.43% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.43% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.39% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.36% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.36% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.32% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.32% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Mar
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.29% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · records held back in Mar (protected)
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.21% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.21% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.18% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.14% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.11% 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