Birds to See in Denbighshire in April
91 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
91 bird species on our list for Denbighshire are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Eurasian Wren, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff and European Robin. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap and House Martin and 17 more.
New in April21
Leaving after last month6
Residents
(45)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Dec–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jan–May
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(36)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(5)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(5)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