Birds to See in Eilean Siar in April
112 bird species on our list for Eilean Siar are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Herring Gull, Greylag Goose, Great Black-backed Gull and Common Gull. New this month: Wheatear, Arctic Tern, Barn Swallow and Cuckoo and 30 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Eilean Siar’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 112 birds in April
112 birds
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.81% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.67% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.56% in Apr
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Apr
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Apr
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.44% in Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentCommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.25% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.23% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.11% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.11% in Apr
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.11% in Apr
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.11% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.11% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.04% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.04% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.02% in Apr
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.02% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.97% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.93% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.84% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Apr
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.81% in Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.79% in Apr
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.77% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.77% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.67% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.65% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.65% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusSummer visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.63% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.63% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.63% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.60% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.53% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.53% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.53% in Apr
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.53% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.51% in Apr
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.49% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.46% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.42% in Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.39% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.39% in Apr
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentCommon58–77 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · records held back in Apr (protected)
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.37% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.35% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorCommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.30% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.28% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.28% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.26% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.26% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.26% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.26% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in Apr
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.21% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.21% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.21% in Apr
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantCommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantUncommon62–68 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.19% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.19% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.16% in Apr
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.16% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentUncommonRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.16% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.16% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.14% in Apr
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.14% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.14% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.14% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.12% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% 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