A monthly field guide for wildlife photographers and birdwatchers in Romania.
Discover which species are relevant in March, where to look for them, when they are active and how to prepare for photographing them responsibly.
Off: only months confirmed by a Romanian source. Beginner-friendly shows species marked Easy to observe.
83 species
Based on species with reviewed monthly data.
Jynx torquilla · Capîntortură
Why this month
Arrives from late March and leaves in August; a long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.
Where to look
Orchards and pastures with old trees in spring, when its repeated calls give it away.
Saxicola torquatus · Mărăcinar negru
Why this month
A migratory breeder that arrives from March and leaves for the wintering grounds in September.
Where to look
Open hill country with scattered bushes from March; look for a small bird sitting bolt upright on the highest stem.
Anser albifrons · Gârliță mare
Why this month
Arrives from October and returns to the breeding grounds in March.
Where to look
Open farmland in Dobrogea and the south-eastern plains between October and March.
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus · Pescăruș cu cap negru
Why this month
An early spring migrant, seen consistently from March, returning to the wintering grounds by late October.
Where to look
Black Sea coast and coastal lakes from March to October; autumn flocks at Lake Techirghiol.
Branta ruficollis · Gâscă cu gât roșu
Why this month
Arrives from October and returns to the breeding grounds in March.
Where to look
Scan large goose flocks on farmland in Dobrogea and Bărăgan in winter for the smaller, darker birds.
Buteo lagopus · Șorecar încălțat
Why this month
Present only in the cold season, mainly from November to March, across the country except the mountains, and more often in lowlands with less snow.
Where to look
Open plains and farmland from November to March; look for hovering birds over fields.
Ciconia nigra · Barză neagră
Why this month
SOR records arrival from March and departure in late September or early October.
Where to look
Forest streams and rivers in hill and mountain areas, from a distance.
Nycticorax nycticorax · Stârc de noapte
Why this month
Arrives from March and usually leaves in the second half of September.
Where to look
Watch waterside trees and reed edges at dusk, when birds fly out to feed.
Phylloscopus collybita · Pitulice mică
Why this month
Arrives from March and leaves for the wintering grounds in September.
Where to look
Listen for the 'chiff-chaff' song in woods from March.
Sylvia atricapilla · Silvie cu cap negru
Why this month
Arrives early, in late March–early April, and leaves for the wintering grounds in September.
Where to look
Shrubby woodland edges and parks from April.
Upupa epops · Pupăză
Why this month
SOR records arrival from mid-March and departure in September.
Where to look
Listen for the call in orchards and grazed pastures from spring to late summer.
Platalea leucorodia · Lopătar
Why this month
SOR records arrival from February or March and departure in late autumn, October–November.
Where to look
Shallow lagoons and lakes in the Danube Delta in summer.
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Monthly results use the seasonality information available in the Wild By Nick Wildlife Encyclopedia. Source-verified records are prioritised. Estimated timing is clearly marked, and missing data does not imply that a species is absent. Exact nests, dens and sensitive wildlife locations are never shown.