Birds to See in West Midlands in April
106 bird species on our list for West Midlands are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Blue Tit and Magpie. New this month: House Martin, Willow Warbler, Barn Swallow and Whitethroat and 14 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From West Midlands’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 106 birds in April
106 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.55% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.19% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.32% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.08% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.74% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.60% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.44% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.39% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.36% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.36% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.31% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.27% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.20% in Apr
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.18% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.15% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.11% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.11% in Apr
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.08% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.08% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.07% in Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.07% in Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.07% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.05% in Apr
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.05% in Apr
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentRare37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.03% in Apr
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentRare32–34 cmRegularly Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentRare16–22 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.01% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in Apr (protected)
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceRare140–165 cmRegularly Feb–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