Birds to See in Westmeath in April
48 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch, European Robin and Buzzard. New this month: Cuckoo, Barn Swallow, Common Starling and Pied Wagtail and 24 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Westmeath’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 48 birds in April
48 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.90% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.71% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.33% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.95% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.77% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 3.58% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 3.39% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.20% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 3.01% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.45% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.45% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.45% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.45% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.26% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.07% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.88% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.88% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.88% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.88% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.69% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.69% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.51% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.51% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.32% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.32% in Apr
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentCommon35–40 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.32% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.32% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.13% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.94% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.94% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.94% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.94% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.94% in Apr
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.75% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.75% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.75% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.75% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.75% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.75% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr · 0.56% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr · 0.56% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusScarceCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · records held back in Apr (protected)
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Apr (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 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