Birds to See in Laois in April
32 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 10 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Laois’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
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 6.44% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.58% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.36% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 4.51% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 4.08% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.86% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.86% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.86% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 3.65% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.43% in Apr
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.58% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.58% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.36% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.36% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.36% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.36% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.15% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.72% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.72% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr · 1.50% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.50% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr · 1.29% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.29% in Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Apr · 1.29% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.29% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Apr · 1.07% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.07% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.86% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.86% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.64% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.64% 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