Birds to See in Wrexham in April
62 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
62 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 8 more.
New in April12
Residents
(33)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jun
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Apr
Summer visitors
(9)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Winter visitors
(7)Present outside the breeding season
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jul–May
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(12)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Apr–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Apr
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
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