Birds to See in Clare in April
102 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
102 bird species on our list for Clare are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Rook, Hooded Crow, European Robin and Meadow Pipit. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Cuckoo and House Martin and 11 more.
New in April15
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Summer visitors
(21)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Mar–Sep
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Winter visitors
(19)Present outside the breeding season
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Passage migrants
(7)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Regularly Apr
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly Nov–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