Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in March
81 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and European Robin. New this month: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Eurasian Jay and Bullfinch and 5 more.
On the move in March
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At their peak
From Vale of Glamorgan’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 81 birds in March
81 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.01% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Mar
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.89% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.95% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.09% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.97% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.82% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.60% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.60% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.56% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.52% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.52% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.49% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.49% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.49% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.45% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.45% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.41% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.37% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.37% in Mar
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.37% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.34% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.30% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.30% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.26% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.26% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.26% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.22% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.22% in Mar
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.22% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.22% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.15% 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