Birds to See in Glasgow in April
71 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove and Carrion Crow. New this month: Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Barn Swallow and Sand Martin and 8 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Glasgow’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 71 birds in April
71 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.40% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 5.19% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.13% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.47% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.82% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.52% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.43% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.21% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.08% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.88% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.72% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.58% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.41% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.41% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.35% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.33% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.33% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.28% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.27% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.17% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.14% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.14% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.09% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.06% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 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