Birds to See in Longford in April
4 bird species on our list for Longford are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Cuckoo, Hen Harrier, Sparrowhawk and Eurasian Skylark. New this month: Hen Harrier, Cuckoo, Eurasian Skylark and Sparrowhawk.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Longford’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 4 birds in April
4 birds
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 5.95% in Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 5.95% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr · 3.57% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.79% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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