Birds to See in Meath in April
44 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, Cuckoo, Mallard and Sand Martin and 14 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Meath’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 44 birds in April
44 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.96% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.54% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.06% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.91% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.59% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.11% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Apr
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.16% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Jul–May · 2.53% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.53% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.22% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.22% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.06% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.74% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.74% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.74% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.58% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.58% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.58% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.42% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.27% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.27% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.11% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.95% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.95% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.95% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.79% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.79% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.63% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.63% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.63% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.63% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.47% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.47% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.47% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.47% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in Apr (protected)
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Apr (protected)
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