Birds to See in Pembrokeshire in April
130 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
130 bird species on our list for Pembrokeshire are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Chiffchaff, European Herring Gull, Barn Swallow, Linnet and European Goldfinch. New this month: Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, House Martin and Common Swift and 26 more.
New in April30
- Sedge Warbler
- Whitethroat
- House Martin
- Common Swift
- Common Sandpiper
- Bullfinch
- Northern Lapwing
- Whinchat
- European Storm-petrel
- Common Reed-warbler
- Treecreeper
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Tree Pipit
- Dipper
- Cuckoo
- Common Redstart
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Ruff
- Yellowhammer
- Garden Warbler
- Yellow Wagtail
- Ring Ouzel
- Common Redpoll
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Hooded Crow
- Tawny Owl
- Osprey
- Black Guillemot
- Red Crossbill
- Alpine Swift
Residents
(52)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Jan–May
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Summer visitors
(41)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Recorded all year
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Mar–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(25)Present outside the breeding season
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Passage migrants
(11)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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