Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in April
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.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From West Dunbartonshire’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 66 birds in April
66 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.97% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.75% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.67% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.43% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.35% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.02% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.94% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.78% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.46% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.46% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.46% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.46% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.38% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.38% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.30% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.30% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.30% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.30% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.30% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.13% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.13% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.13% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 1.05% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.97% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.97% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.89% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.89% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.81% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.81% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.81% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.81% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.73% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.73% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.73% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.73% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.65% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.57% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.57% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.57% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.57% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.49% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.49% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.32% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.32% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.32% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.32% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.24% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.24% in Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.24% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.24% 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