Birds to See in Meath in April
38 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
38 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, European Robin, Blackbird and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Barn Swallow, Mallard, Sand Martin and Dunnock and 12 more.
New in April16
Residents
(21)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Passage migrants
(2)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