Birds to See in Faroe Islands in April
72 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
72 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Herring Gull, Common Starling, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Hooded Crow. New this month: Whimbrel, Atlantic Puffin, Wheatear and Great Skua and 24 more.
New in April28
- Whimbrel
- Atlantic Puffin
- Wheatear
- Great Skua
- Arctic Jaeger
- Meadow Pipit
- Blackcap
- Chiffchaff
- Pied Wagtail
- Ringed Plover
- Dunlin
- Glaucous Gull
- Pink-footed Goose
- Goldeneye
- Eurasian Teal
- Razorbill
- Barnacle Goose
- Barn Swallow
- Common Merganser
- Snow Bunting
- Chaffinch
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Great Cormorant
- Northern Pintail
- House Martin
- Brent Goose
- Common Shelduck
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(26)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(23)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Sep
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Winter visitors
(13)Present outside the breeding season
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Sep–Jun
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Regularly Oct–May
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Jul–Apr
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Passage migrants
(10)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–May
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