Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in April
77 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.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From South 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 77 birds in April
77 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.31% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.25% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.14% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.08% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.91% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.73% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.62% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.62% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.50% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.50% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.33% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.33% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.21% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.21% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.04% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.04% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.92% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.92% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.87% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.81% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.69% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.64% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.64% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.64% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.58% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.58% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.52% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.46% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.46% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.46% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.40% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.40% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.40% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.35% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.29% in Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.29% in Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.17% in Apr
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Apr · 0.17% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr · 0.17% 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