Birds to See in Wrexham in April
64 bird species on our list for Wrexham are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Chiffchaff. New this month: Barn Swallow, Grey Heron, Blackcap and Willow Warbler and 9 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Wrexham’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 64 birds in April
64 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.57% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.33% in Apr
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.81% in Apr
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.66% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Apr
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.05% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.00% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.90% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.86% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.71% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.47% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.47% in Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasWinter visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.43% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.38% in Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.33% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 1.24% in Apr
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.24% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.19% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.19% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.00% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.95% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.90% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.90% in Apr
CootFulica atraPassage migrantCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.86% in Apr
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.86% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.86% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.86% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.76% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.71% in Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.71% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.71% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.57% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.57% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.48% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.48% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.48% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.43% in Apr
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.43% in Apr
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.43% in Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.38% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.33% in Apr
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.33% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr · 0.24% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr · 0.24% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.19% in Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRegularly Apr · 0.19% in Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaScarceUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr · 0.14% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 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