Birds to See in Western Sahara in March
56 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
56 bird species on our list for Western Sahara are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Wheatear, Great Grey Shrike, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Sandwich Tern. New this month: Yellow Wagtail, Avocet, Moorhen and Glossy Ibis and 13 more.
New in March17
Leaving after last month5
Winter visitors
(16)Present outside the breeding season
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklaeLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouiniiVU
Regularly Dec–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Dec–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Passage migrants
(40)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senatorNT
Regularly Mar
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Dec–Apr
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Mar
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Feb–Mar
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Mar–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Mar
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Mar
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Mar
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Mar
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly 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