Birds to See in Carlow in April
31 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
31 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.
Residents
(21)Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–May
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Sep–May
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–May
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Feb–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–May
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Sep–May
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Aug–May
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Dec–May
Passage migrants
(4)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