Birds to See in Caerphilly in April
48 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
48 bird species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow. New this month: Blackcap, Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler and Moorhen and 10 more.
Residents
(29)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Nov–May
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Dec–May
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–May
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(8)Present outside the breeding season
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jul–May
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jul–May
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–May
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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