Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in April
52 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Jackdaw, European Robin, Magpie and European Goldfinch. New this month: Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Wheatear and Eurasian Siskin and 4 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Blaenau Gwent’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 52 birds in April
52 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.66% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.01% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.19% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.95% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.70% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.45% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.88% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.80% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.64% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.23% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.23% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.15% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.15% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.90% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.90% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.82% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.82% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.74% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.65% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.65% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.57% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.57% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.41% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.41% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.41% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.33% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.33% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.33% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 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