Birds to See in Ulster in April
88 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
88 bird species on our list for Ulster are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Wren, European Herring Gull and Blackbird. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Wheatear and House Martin and 19 more.
New in April23
Residents
(39)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Summer visitors
(30)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Winter visitors
(13)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Nov–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
Regularly 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