Birds to See in Shropshire in April
121 bird species on our list for Shropshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Whitethroat and Willow Warbler and 19 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Shropshire’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 121 birds in April
121 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.03% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.86% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.01% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.28% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.97% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.64% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.51% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.50% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.49% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.44% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.37% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.37% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.31% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.28% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.27% in Apr
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.18% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.16% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.15% in Apr
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.15% in Apr
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.14% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Apr
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.12% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.11% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.10% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.08% in Apr
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.07% in Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaScarceUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.06% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantRare54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.05% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaWinter visitorUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.03% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Apr
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in 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