Birds to See in Leitrim in April
26 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
26 bird species on our list for Leitrim are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, European Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Eurasian Wren, Coal Tit, Hooded Crow and Jackdaw and 22 more.
New in April26
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(16)Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(2)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
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