Birds to See in Stockton-on-Tees in April
100 bird species on our list for Stockton-on-Tees are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot and European Herring Gull. New this month: Sedge Warbler, Barn Swallow, Common Reed-warbler and Whitethroat and 15 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Stockton-on-Tees’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 100 birds in April
100 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.80% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Apr
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.69% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.66% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.59% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeResidentCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.26% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.10% in Apr
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.99% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.93% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.80% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.77% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.62% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.56% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.53% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentUncommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.47% in Apr
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.43% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.43% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.32% in Apr
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.32% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.30% in Apr
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.27% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.27% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.27% in Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.21% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.21% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr · 0.20% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.19% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.16% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.14% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.10% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.10% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Apr
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.09% in Apr
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.07% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in Apr
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Apr
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisScarceUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–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