Birds to See in Derry in April
64 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
64 bird species on our list for Derry are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Wren, European Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Barn Swallow, Coal Tit, European Shag and House Martin and 24 more.
New in April28
- Barn Swallow
- Coal Tit
- European Shag
- House Martin
- Northern Gannet
- Song Thrush
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Mallard
- Eurasian Siskin
- Mistle Thrush
- Willow Warbler
- Goldcrest
- Eurasian Skylark
- Sanderling
- Dunnock
- Ringed Plover
- Eurasian Jay
- Black Guillemot
- Blackcap
- Golden Plover
- Sand Martin
- Mute Swan
- Dunlin
- Bullfinch
- Sparrowhawk
- Common Snipe
- Chiffchaff
- Greenfinch
Leaving after last month2
Residents
(26)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Summer visitors
(33)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Jan–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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