Birds to See in Stirling in April
94 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Woodpigeon. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, House Martin and Blackcap and 15 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Stirling’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 94 birds in April
94 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.64% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.49% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.38% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.06% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.26% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.22% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.03% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.87% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.70% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.69% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.69% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.64% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.55% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.55% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.53% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.53% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.51% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.50% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.48% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.42% in Apr
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.37% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.26% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.26% in Apr
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.26% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Apr
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr · 0.23% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.22% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.20% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.20% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.19% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.17% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.16% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.14% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.12% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.12% in Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.12% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.09% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.09% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.06% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 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