Birds to See in North Ayrshire in April
108 bird species on our list for North Ayrshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Blackbird. New this month: Willow Warbler, Barn Swallow, Blackcap and Sedge Warbler and 13 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From North Ayrshire’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 108 birds in April
108 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.37% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.42% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.42% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.40% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.20% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.22% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.00% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.97% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.84% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.79% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.77% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.66% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.66% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.66% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.61% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.61% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.45% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.45% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.43% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.43% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.43% in Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Apr
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.38% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.38% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.38% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.36% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.27% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.27% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.25% in Apr
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.25% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.25% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.25% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.18% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.18% in Apr
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.16% in Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · records held back in Apr (protected)
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Apr
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.14% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.09% in Apr
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · records held back in Apr (protected)
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.07% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 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