Birds to See in Limerick in April
49 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rook, European Robin and Hooded Crow. New this month: Barn Swallow, Rock Dove, European Herring Gull and Great Tit and 20 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
Leaving soon
From Limerick’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 49 birds in April
49 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 5.61% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.22% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.08% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.95% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.91% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.87% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 2.35% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.22% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.22% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.09% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.09% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.96% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.83% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.56% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.43% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.43% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.43% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.30% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.30% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.17% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.04% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.04% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.04% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · records held back in Apr (protected)
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.91% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.91% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.91% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.91% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.78% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.78% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.78% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.78% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.65% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · records held back in Apr (protected)
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr · 0.52% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.52% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusScarceUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 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