Birds to See in Tipperary in April
42 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
42 bird species on our list for Tipperary are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Eurasian Wren and Chaffinch. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Grey Heron and Blackcap and 11 more.
Residents
(21)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug

Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year

European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year

Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Oct–Aug

Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Aug

Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year

Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year

Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year

Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year

Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year

Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug

Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul

Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug

Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Apr–Feb

Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Sep–May

Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year

Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul

Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Jan–Jun

Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Summer visitors
(19)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul

Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug

Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan

Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec

Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan

Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep

European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan

Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul

Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan

Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec

Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul

Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct

House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Aug

Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct

Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Jan

Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul

Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Winter visitors
(1)Present outside the breeding seasonPassage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migrationData: 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

