Birds to See in Tipperary in April
44 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, Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Martin and Grey Heron and 13 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Tipperary’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 44 birds in April
44 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 6.29% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.98% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.75% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.99% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.83% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.76% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.76% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.45% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.30% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.30% in Apr
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.30% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.30% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.15% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.15% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.99% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.99% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.99% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.84% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.84% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.53% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.53% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.53% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.23% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.23% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.92% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.92% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.92% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.77% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.77% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.77% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.77% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.61% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.61% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.61% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.61% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.61% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.46% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 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