Birds to See in Falkirk in April
80 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie and Chiffchaff. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Reed Bunting and 19 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Falkirk’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 80 birds in April
80 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.81% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.19% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.78% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.43% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.29% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.20% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.16% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.16% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.12% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.07% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.03% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.94% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.94% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.89% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.85% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.85% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.80% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.76% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.76% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.76% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.71% in Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.67% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.67% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.45% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.45% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.40% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.36% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.36% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.36% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.27% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.27% in Apr
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.27% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.22% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.22% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.18% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.18% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.18% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in Apr (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Apr (protected)
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
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