Birds to See in Fermanagh in April
24 bird species on our list for Fermanagh are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Mute Swan, Chaffinch, Blackbird and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Goldcrest, Magpie, Eurasian Collared Dove and Black-headed Gull and 6 more.
On the move in April
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At their peak
From Fermanagh’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 24 birds in April
24 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.36% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 4.94% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 4.72% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.51% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.86% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.65% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 3.22% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.22% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr · 3.00% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 2.79% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.58% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.58% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.58% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.58% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.93% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr · 1.72% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.72% in Apr
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.72% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.72% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.72% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.50% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.29% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.29% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 1.07% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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