Birds to See in Kildare in April
47 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
47 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Eurasian Wren and Chaffinch. New this month: Barn Swallow, Pied Wagtail, House Martin and Blackcap and 16 more.
Residents
(31)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
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