Birds to See in Sligo in April
19 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Wren, European Robin, Blackbird, European Herring Gull and Eurasian Skylark. New this month: Sand Martin, Kestrel, Fulmar and Wheatear and 1 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Sligo’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 19 birds in April
19 birds
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.78% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.28% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.11% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.52% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.52% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.77% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.43% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.35% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.18% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.09% in Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.01% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.93% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.76% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.59% in Apr
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.50% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.42% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaScarceUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 cm
- Eurasian Skylark 16–18 cm
- Rock Pipit 16–18 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Fulmar 45–50 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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