Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in April
64 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff and Carrion Crow. New this month: Willow Warbler, House Martin, Barn Swallow and Blackcap and 8 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Rhondda, Cynon, Taff’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 64 birds in April
64 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.14% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.40% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.59% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.25% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.98% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.91% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.91% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.84% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.50% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.37% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.23% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.10% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.96% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.89% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.83% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.69% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.69% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.69% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.69% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.29% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.22% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.22% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.22% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.15% in Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.01% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.88% in Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.88% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.81% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.81% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.74% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.74% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.68% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisWinter visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.68% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.68% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.68% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.68% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.68% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr · 0.54% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.47% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.47% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.47% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.41% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.41% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.41% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.34% in Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.27% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr · 0.27% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.27% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.27% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 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