Birds to See in Roscommon in April
43 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
43 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Eurasian Wren, Willow Warbler, Blackbird and Blackcap. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler and Great Cormorant and 18 more.
New in April22
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(10)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Apr
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Summer visitors
(30)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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