Birds to See in Neath Port Talbot in April
44 bird species on our list for Neath Port Talbot are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch and Great Tit. New this month: Barn Swallow, Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Willow Warbler and 9 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Neath Port Talbot’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 44 birds in April
44 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.57% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.22% in Apr
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 4.05% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.38% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.87% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 2.87% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.53% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.53% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.53% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.86% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.69% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.69% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.52% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.52% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.52% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.52% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.18% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.18% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.18% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.18% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.18% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.01% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.01% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.01% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.01% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.01% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.84% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.84% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.84% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.68% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.68% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.68% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr · 0.68% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.51% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.51% in Apr
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