Birds to See in Algeria in April
89 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
89 bird species on our list for Algeria are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Blackbird, Kestrel, Eurasian Collared Dove and Common Raven. New this month: Spotted Flycatcher, Black-headed Gull, European Bee-eater and Little Grebe and 24 more.
New in April28
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Black-headed Gull
- European Bee-eater
- Little Grebe
- Grey Heron
- Glossy Ibis
- Squacco Heron
- Purple Heron
- Cuckoo
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Griffon Vulture
- Greater Flamingo
- Whitethroat
- Common Reed-warbler
- Whinchat
- Blue Rock-thrush
- Red Crossbill
- Wood Warbler
- Golden Oriole
- Pochard
- Willow Warbler
- Firecrest
- Little Stint
- Redshank
- Montagu's Harrier
- Avocet
- Hobby
Residents
(17)Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephalaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Recorded all year
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactylaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Summer visitors
(7)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
Regularly Mar–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
European Bee-eater
Merops apiasterLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Winter visitors
(16)Present outside the breeding season
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklaeLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(48)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–May
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Apr
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melbaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senatorNT
Regularly Mar–Aug
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Mar–May
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Apr–May
Wryneck
Jynx torquillaLC
Regularly Mar–May
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitariusLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferrugineaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterusEN
Regularly Dec–Jun
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Apr
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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