Birds to See in Armagh in April
48 bird species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Pied Wagtail and Rook and 14 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Armagh’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 48 birds in April
48 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.39% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.06% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.06% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.84% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.41% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.19% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.19% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.08% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.86% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.75% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.75% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.64% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.42% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.31% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.31% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.31% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.31% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.20% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.20% in Apr
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.20% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.20% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.09% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.98% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.98% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.88% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.88% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.88% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.88% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.88% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.77% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.66% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.55% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.55% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.44% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.44% 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