Birds to See in Derry in April
68 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 26 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Derry’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 68 birds in April
68 birds
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.28% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 3.76% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.51% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.51% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.51% in Apr
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.40% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.15% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.09% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.89% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 2.42% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.32% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.22% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 2.11% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.06% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.06% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.96% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.91% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.75% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.65% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.44% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.19% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.08% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.93% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.93% in Apr
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.88% in Apr
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.83% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.72% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.72% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.72% in Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.72% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.67% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.67% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.67% in Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.62% in Apr
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.52% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.52% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.52% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.52% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.52% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.46% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.46% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr · 0.46% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.41% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.41% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.36% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.36% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.36% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.36% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.36% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.31% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.26% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.21% in Apr
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.15% 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