Birds to See in Torfaen in March
28 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit and European Robin. New this month: Common Starling, Chiffchaff, European Herring Gull and Red Kite and 1 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Torfaen’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 28 birds in March
28 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.35% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.25% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.88% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 5.88% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.51% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.15% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.78% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.78% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.68% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.57% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.57% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.57% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 2.21% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.21% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.21% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.84% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.84% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.84% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.47% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.47% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.47% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.47% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.10% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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