Birds to See in Bridgend in April
85 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
85 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, European Herring Gull, European Robin and Woodpigeon. New this month: Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Kestrel and House Martin and 12 more.
New in April16
Residents
(48)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Apr
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(21)Present outside the breeding season
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jun–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Dec–Jun
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(4)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