Birds to See in Midlothian in April
97 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
97 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap and House Martin and 12 more.
New in April16
Leaving after last month6
Residents
(60)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(21)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jan–Aug
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(4)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(2)Recorded in some years but not every year
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