Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in April
76 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
76 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch and Mallard. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit and Blackcap and 12 more.
Residents
(50)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jul–May
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(19)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar–Jul
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Feb–Oct
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(5)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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