Birds to See in Down in April
68 bird species on our list for Down are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, European Robin, Common Starling, Woodpigeon and Blackbird. New this month: Barn Swallow, Sandwich Tern, Willow Warbler and Great Crested Grebe and 9 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Down’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
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 6.54% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.35% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.85% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.50% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.93% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.27% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.95% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.79% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.79% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.76% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.70% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.66% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.60% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.47% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.47% in Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.44% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.41% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.41% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.38% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.25% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.22% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.22% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.22% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.22% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.19% in Apr
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.16% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.16% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.16% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.13% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.13% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.09% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.09% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · records held back in Apr (protected)
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
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