Birds to See in Kilkenny in April
26 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Jackdaw, Rook, Blue Tit and Common Snipe. New this month: Eurasian Wren, Chaffinch, Great Tit and Pied Wagtail and 5 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Kilkenny’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 26 birds in April
26 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 6.74% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 6.20% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 5.12% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.85% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 4.85% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.58% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.31% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.04% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.04% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 4.04% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.77% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.50% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.96% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.96% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.96% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.43% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 2.16% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.16% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.89% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.62% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.62% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.35% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.08% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceCommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · records held back in Apr (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Cuckoo 32–34 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 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