Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in April
62 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
62 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.
Residents
(32)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–May
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(11)Present outside the breeding season
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Passage migrants
(7)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Oct–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