Birds to See in Carlow in April
32 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, European Robin, Greenfinch, Blackbird and Chaffinch. New this month: Woodpigeon, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Wren and Magpie and 18 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
Leaving soon
From Carlow’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 32 birds in April
32 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.91% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.81% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.81% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.71% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.71% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.71% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusWinter visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.71% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–May · 2.51% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.41% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.41% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.41% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.41% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 2.31% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.31% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.31% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.21% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.21% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.21% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.11% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–May · 2.11% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.11% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 2.01% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.91% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.91% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 1.91% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.81% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.81% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.60% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.50% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.20% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr · 0.80% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.30% 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