Birds to See in East Ayrshire in April
64 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in April33
- Rook
- Goldcrest
- Meadow Pipit
- Willow Warbler
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Barn Swallow
- European Goldfinch
- Pied Wagtail
- Moorhen
- Common Redpoll
- Treecreeper
- Blackcap
- Rock Dove
- Black-headed Gull
- House Martin
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Chiffchaff
- Bullfinch
- Common Gull
- Common Merganser
- Stonechat
- Sand Martin
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Eurasian Jay
- Wheatear
- Common Sandpiper
- Osprey
- Common Redstart
- Tree Pipit
- Long-tailed Tit
- Grey Wagtail
- Red Kite
- Dipper
Leaving after last month8
Residents
(23)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–May
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Feb–Jun
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jun
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Jan–May
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Summer visitors
(35)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–Jul
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
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