Birds to See in East Dunbartonshire in April
33 bird species on our list for East Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Great Tit, Eurasian Wren and Magpie. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Canada Goose and 2 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From East Dunbartonshire’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 33 birds in April
33 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.57% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Apr
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Jul–May · 4.22% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.87% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.87% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 3.17% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 1.99% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.99% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.88% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.64% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.52% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.41% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.29% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.29% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.29% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.17% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.17% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.17% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.06% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.06% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.82% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.82% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.82% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.70% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.70% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.59% 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