Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in April
66 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
66 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Eurasian Collared Dove and Goldcrest and 20 more.
New in April24
Leaving after last month6
Residents
(33)Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jan–May
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–May
Summer visitors
(21)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jan–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(9)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Jan–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