Birds to See in North Lanarkshire in April
51 bird species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Robin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie and Blue Tit. New this month: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Barn Swallow and Great Black-backed Gull and 8 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From North Lanarkshire’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 51 birds in April
51 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Apr
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.75% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.65% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.65% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.37% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.27% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.18% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.99% in Apr
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.89% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.89% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.80% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.70% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.61% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.52% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.52% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.42% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.42% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.42% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.33% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.33% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.33% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.33% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.23% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.23% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.14% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.14% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.95% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.95% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.95% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.76% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.76% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.66% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.47% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.47% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.38% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.28% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.28% in Apr
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