Birds to See in Newport in April
107 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
107 bird species on our list for Newport are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Chiffchaff, Blackbird and Mallard. New this month: Barn Swallow, Common Reed-warbler, Whitethroat and House Martin and 19 more.
New in April23
- Barn Swallow
- Common Reed-warbler
- Whitethroat
- House Martin
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Swift
- Cuckoo
- Ruff
- Wheatear
- Yellow Wagtail
- Whimbrel
- Little Ringed Plover
- Greenshank
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Great White Egret
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Sandpiper
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Treecreeper
- Common Redstart
- Common Gull
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Garden Warbler
Leaving after last month8
Residents
(60)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Mar–Sep
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Recorded all year
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Summer visitors
(19)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Winter visitors
(17)Present outside the breeding season
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–May
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Passage migrants
(11)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Nov–Apr
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–May
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