Birds to See in Westmeath in April
43 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
43 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: Barn Swallow, Common Starling, Pied Wagtail and Eurasian Wren and 20 more.
New in April24
Residents
(27)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Apr–May
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(16)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
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