Birds to See in Belfast in April
70 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
70 bird species on our list for Belfast are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow and European Herring Gull. New this month: Common Tern, Grey Heron, Blackcap and Little Egret and 12 more.
New in April16
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(39)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Summer visitors
(18)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(7)Present outside the breeding season
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jul–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
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