Birds to See in South Yorkshire in April
152 bird species on our list for South Yorkshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Mallard and Carrion Crow. New this month: Common Swift, Willow Warbler, Barn Swallow and Whitethroat and 26 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From South Yorkshire’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 152 birds in April
152 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.53% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.07% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.65% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.62% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.23% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.05% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.87% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Apr
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.71% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.69% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Apr
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.50% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.40% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.37% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.36% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.34% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.29% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.27% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Apr
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.20% in Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.18% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.17% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.17% in Apr
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.16% in Apr
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.16% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.12% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.09% in Apr
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.08% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.08% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.08% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.07% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Apr
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.06% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.06% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.04% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.03% in Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentRare43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.03% in Apr
Common CraneGrus grusPassage migrantUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.03% in Apr
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.02% in Apr
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.02% in Apr
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.02% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Apr
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% 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