Birds to See in Flintshire in April
67 bird species on our list for Flintshire are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Blackcap and Willow Warbler and 22 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Flintshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 67 birds in April
67 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.54% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.91% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.00% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.95% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.82% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.50% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.50% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.27% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.27% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.04% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.00% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.95% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.91% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.86% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.82% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.68% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.64% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.64% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.59% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.59% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.54% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.54% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.50% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.41% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.41% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.36% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.32% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.32% in Apr
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr · 0.27% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.27% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.23% in Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.23% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Apr (protected)
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.14% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.14% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.14% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 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