Birds to See in East Ayrshire in April
64 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Chaffinch and Willow Warbler. New this month: Rook, Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit and Willow Warbler and 29 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From East Ayrshire’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 64 birds in April
64 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.37% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 4.48% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.48% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 4.28% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.98% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.78% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.49% in Apr
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.39% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.19% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.89% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.79% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.69% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.99% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.99% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.89% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.79% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.79% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.69% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.69% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.69% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.49% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.49% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.39% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.39% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.39% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.39% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.29% in Apr
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.20% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.10% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.00% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.90% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.90% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.90% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.90% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.90% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.90% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.80% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.80% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.80% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.80% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.80% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.70% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.70% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.70% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.70% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.70% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.70% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.60% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.60% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.60% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.60% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.60% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.50% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.50% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.40% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.40% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.40% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.40% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.30% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.30% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.30% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.30% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.30% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.30% 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