Birds to See in Caerphilly in April
51 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: Great Crested Grebe, Blackcap, Barn Swallow and Willow Warbler and 13 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Caerphilly’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 51 birds in April
51 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 8.52% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.70% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.26% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.83% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.11% in Apr
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jun · 4.11% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.49% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 3.29% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.18% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.98% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.36% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.75% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.54% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.44% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.33% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.33% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.23% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.23% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.13% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.13% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.13% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.03% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.92% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.92% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.92% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.92% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.92% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.82% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.82% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.82% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr · 0.62% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.62% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.62% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusScarceCommon53–89 cmRegularly Apr · 0.51% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.41% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr · 0.41% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.41% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.41% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.41% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.41% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.41% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.31% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.31% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in Apr (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in Apr (protected)
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaScarceCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 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