Birds to See in Antrim in April
118 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
118 bird species on our list for Antrim are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Eurasian Wren, Hooded Crow, Wheatear and Willow Warbler. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, House Martin and Whimbrel and 21 more.
New in April25
- Barn Swallow
- Willow Warbler
- House Martin
- Whimbrel
- Dunlin
- Whitethroat
- Sedge Warbler
- Brent Goose
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Common Sandpiper
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Cuckoo
- Common Kingfisher
- Mediterranean Gull
- Sandwich Tern
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Greenshank
- Tree Pipit
- Eurasian Jay
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Whinchat
- Red Crossbill
- Ring Ouzel
- Dipper
- Grey Plover
Residents
(61)Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Dec
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Summer visitors
(30)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Mar–Aug
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Winter visitors
(14)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Recorded all year
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Sep–May
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Regularly Aug–May
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Passage migrants
(13)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–May
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Apr
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Sep–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