Birds to See in Bermuda in April
62 bird species on our list for Bermuda are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, House Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal and Gray Catbird. New this month: Barn Swallow, Common Tern, Solitary Sandpiper and Prothonotary Warbler and 12 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Bermuda’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 62 birds in April
62 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 7.51% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 6.86% in Apr
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 5.82% in Apr
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Apr
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Apr
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Apr
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.01% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.73% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.68% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.67% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.66% in Apr
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.57% in Apr
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.54% in Apr
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.51% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.46% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.36% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.35% in Apr
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.32% in Apr
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.30% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.28% in Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.28% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.20% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Apr
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Apr
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in Apr
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorUncommon47–54 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.12% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Apr
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.10% in Apr
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousPassage migrantUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.10% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Apr
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Apr
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.09% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.08% in Apr
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantUncommon42–75 cmRegularly Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Apr
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.06% in Apr
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Apr
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantUncommon48–58 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.05% in Apr
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Apr
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.03% in Apr
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
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