Birds to See in Laois in April
26 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
26 bird species on our list for Laois are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch and Meadow Pipit. New this month: Barn Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler and Bullfinch and 7 more.
Residents
(14)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Summer visitors
(8)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
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