Birds to See in Louth in April
80 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Rook, European Herring Gull, Blackbird and Hooded Crow. New this month: Barn Swallow, Sandwich Tern, Reed Bunting and House Martin and 12 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Louth’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 80 birds in April
80 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.02% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.74% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.71% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.46% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.43% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.19% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.08% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.01% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.01% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.01% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.94% in Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.91% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.87% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.84% in Apr
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.73% in Apr
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.70% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.63% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.59% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.56% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.52% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.52% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.49% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.42% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.42% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.38% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.38% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.35% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.28% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.28% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.24% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.24% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.21% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.17% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.17% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.17% in Apr
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.14% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.10% 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