Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in April
48 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
48 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 2 more.
Residents
(31)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(4)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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