Birds to See in Eilean Siar in April
107 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
107 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 29 more.
New in April33
- Wheatear
- Arctic Tern
- Barn Swallow
- Cuckoo
- Great Skua
- Short-eared Owl
- Goldcrest
- Linnet
- Willow Warbler
- Manx Shearwater
- Whimbrel
- Reed Bunting
- Sparrowhawk
- Sand Martin
- Arctic Jaeger
- Coal Tit
- Atlantic Puffin
- Common Sandpiper
- Northern Shoveler
- Blue Tit
- Kestrel
- Chiffchaff
- Common Redpoll
- Common Tern
- Blackcap
- Little Tern
- Great Tit
- Gadwall
- Grey Plover
- Brent Goose
- Treecreeper
- Common Merganser
- Red Grouse
Leaving after last month6
Residents
(37)Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Summer visitors
(53)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Mar–Jan
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Passage migrants
(11)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
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