Birds to See in Herefordshire in April
95 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit and Chiffchaff. New this month: House Martin, Barn Swallow, Whitethroat and Common Sandpiper and 15 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Herefordshire’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 95 birds in April
95 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.70% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.40% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.29% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.11% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.04% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.99% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.83% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.79% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.66% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.64% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.44% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.39% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.36% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.32% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.31% in Apr
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.29% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.28% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.26% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.23% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.22% in Apr
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.20% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.20% in Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.18% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.16% in Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.13% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.12% in Apr
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.12% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.09% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.07% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.06% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 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