Birds to See in East Lothian in April
132 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
132 bird species on our list for East Lothian are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, Chiffchaff and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Barn Swallow, Sandwich Tern, Willow Warbler and House Martin and 19 more.
New in April23
Residents
(83)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Recorded all year
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Summer visitors
(22)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Feb–Dec
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Nov
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(21)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–May
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Recorded all year
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
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