Birds to See in Limerick in April
43 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
43 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 16 more.
New in April20
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(29)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Oct–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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