Birds to See in West Lothian in April
66 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Eurasian Wren and Blackbird. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Reed Bunting and 9 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From West Lothian’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
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.77% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.71% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.65% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.83% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.70% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.39% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.39% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.20% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.20% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.20% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.13% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.13% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.13% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.01% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.01% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.01% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.01% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.95% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.88% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.88% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.82% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.76% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.69% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.69% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.69% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.69% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.69% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.63% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.57% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.50% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.38% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.38% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.38% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.38% in Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.38% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.32% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.32% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.25% 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