Birds to See in Offaly in April
53 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
53 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Chaffinch and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Barn Swallow, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Blackcap and 6 more.
New in April10
Residents
(36)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–May
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Summer visitors
(11)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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