Birds to See in Fife in April
144 bird species on our list for Fife are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Barn Swallow, Sandwich Tern, Willow Warbler and House Martin and 18 more.
On the move in April
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At their peak
From Fife’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 144 birds in April
144 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.18% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.78% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Apr
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.10% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.04% in Apr
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.03% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Apr
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.78% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.75% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.71% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Apr
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Apr
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.58% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.48% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.47% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.43% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Apr
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorCommon51–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.24% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.23% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.22% in Apr
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.20% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.19% in Apr
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Apr
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.09% in Apr
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.09% in Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.07% in Apr
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Apr
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.06% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · records held back in Apr (protected)
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.04% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Apr
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.03% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.03% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.03% in Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Apr
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Apr (protected)
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.02% in Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 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