Birds to See in Fermanagh in April
24 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in April10
Residents
(17)Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Dec–Sep

Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Dec–Aug

Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec

Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Dec

Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr

Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr

Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug

Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec

Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec

Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Jan–Aug

Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun

Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec

Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Aug

Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–May

European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug

Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winterPassage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migrationData: 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






