Birds to See in Merthyr Tydfil in April
23 bird species on our list for Merthyr Tydfil are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Chaffinch. New this month: Mallard, Song Thrush, Chaffinch and European Herring Gull and 5 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Merthyr Tydfil’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 23 birds in April
23 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaWinter visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.09% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.79% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.49% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 4.49% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 3.59% in Apr
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Nov–Jun · 3.29% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.29% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 2.99% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.69% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.69% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.69% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.69% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.40% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.40% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–May · 2.40% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.40% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 2.10% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.10% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 2.10% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.50% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr · 1.20% in Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusScarceCommon28–31 cmRegularly Apr · 1.20% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.20% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 12–15 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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