Birds to See in Sligo in April
17 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
17 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.
New in April4
Leaving after last month55
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Hooded Crow
- Rook
- Curlew
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Jackdaw
- Brent Goose
- Black-headed Gull
- Common Loon
- Great Cormorant
- Redshank
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Mallard
- Common Gull
- Woodpigeon
- European Shag
- Grey Heron
- Common Starling
- Chaffinch
- Little Egret
- Mute Swan
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Barnacle Goose
- Magpie
- Blue Tit
- Greenshank
- Stonechat
- House Sparrow
- Dunnock
- Great Tit
- Tufted Duck
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Goldcrest
- Ringed Plover
- Whooper Swan
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red-throated Loon
- Kittiwake
- Coal Tit
- Little Grebe
- Sanderling
- Black Guillemot
- Northern Lapwing
- Great Crested Grebe
- Common Scoter
- Buzzard
- Common Shelduck
- Eider
- Greylag Goose
- Moorhen
- Goldeneye
- Grey Wagtail
- Razorbill
- Long-tailed Duck
- Purple Sandpiper
Residents
(10)Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(2)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)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