Birds to See in Faroe Islands in April
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.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Faroe Islands’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 72 birds in April
72 birds
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 5.58% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.43% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.17% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 4.78% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Apr
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Apr
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Apr
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.05% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.66% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.53% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.31% in Apr
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.07% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.00% in Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Apr
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusSummer visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.85% in Apr
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.79% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.76% in Apr
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.76% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.76% in Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.72% in Apr
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.70% in Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.70% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.61% in Apr
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.59% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.39% in Apr
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.37% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.35% in Apr
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.35% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorUncommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.35% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.33% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.31% in Apr
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.28% in Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.28% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.26% in Apr
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.26% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.26% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.24% in Apr
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.24% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.22% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.20% in Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.17% in Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.15% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.13% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.11% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.11% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% 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