Birds to See in Conwy in April
122 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
122 bird species on our list for Conwy are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Blue Tit. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler and Sedge Warbler and 21 more.
New in April25
- Barn Swallow
- House Martin
- Willow Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed-warbler
- Surf Scoter
- Whitethroat
- Common Sandpiper
- Great White Egret
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Whimbrel
- Cuckoo
- Common Kingfisher
- Spotted Redshank
- Garden Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Tree Pipit
- Whinchat
- Osprey
- Red Crossbill
- Ring Ouzel
- Little Ringed Plover
- Mandarin Duck
- Merlin
Leaving after last month6
Residents
(69)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Apr–May
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Summer visitors
(23)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Nov
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(17)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Aug–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(12)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillataLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–May
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–May
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Apr
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