Birds to See in Offaly in April
55 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 7 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Offaly’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 55 birds in April
55 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.82% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.60% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.63% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.41% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 3.26% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.19% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.11% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.52% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.37% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.37% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.30% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.15% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.15% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.15% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.08% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.93% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.85% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.41% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.26% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.96% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.89% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.89% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.89% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.89% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.74% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.67% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.67% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.59% in Apr
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantCommon28–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.52% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.52% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.44% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr · 0.44% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.44% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.44% in Apr
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRegularly Apr · 0.37% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheScarceUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.37% in Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.37% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% 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