Birds to See in Aberdeenshire in April
129 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
129 bird species on our list for Aberdeenshire are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Chaffinch. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler and Atlantic Puffin and 22 more.
New in April26
Leaving after last month6
Residents
(73)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–May
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Sep–May
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatusLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(33)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Nov
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jan–Nov
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Winter visitors
(17)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Oct–May
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