We're into the seventh year of Birdy Round Ups, and compared to when I first started these posts, it would seem birding as a hobby in general has greatly increased in popularity. While it always feels a little strange when something I have loved for a long time becomes a 'trend', it's absolutely great that people are noticing and appreciating our beautiful wildlife more and more. They need as much help as they can get, and when people are more aware of who we share the planet with, it raises the chances of them getting that help.
As someone who has been a birder for around 22 years now, I vouch for the joy and peace that our bird kingdom brings. For what we get from them, we must give back. Feed the birds. Provide fresh water sources all year round (keep them topped up in Summer and the ice broken in Winter). Plant native trees, bushes, flowers - look into which are great food sources, shelter, etc. Resist the urge to sanitise your outdoor spaces (for example, leave the leaves, don't over-prune, try to keep things as wild as possible with as little concrete and such as possible). Give them space. Stop pets and children from chasing or scaring them, even more so in Winter when they need to conserve energy and taking flight takes a lot of their energy! Most importantly, just be kind. All species, from gulls and pigeons to birds of prey and 'game birds' like pheasants, are all equal and deserve to live a safe, healthy life.Anyway! Here are all the beautiful birds I met in April.
2nd April 2026
Ring Necked Parakeet
7th April 2026
Blackbird
Jackdaw
11th April 2026
Wood Pigeon
19th April 2026
Long Tailed Tit
Great Tit
20th April 2026
Dunnock
House Sparrow
Magpie
Pigeon
22nd April 2026
Pigeon
26th April 2026
Blackbird
27th April 2026
Wood Pigeon
28th April 2026
Starling
Robin
Pigeon
29th April 2026
Greylag Goose
Tufted Duck
Herring Gull
Coal Tit
Shelduck
Moor Hen
Coot
Gadwall
Shovler
Long Tailed Tit
Robin
30th April 2026
Blackbird
Annual Total
Blackbird
Black-Headed Gull
Blue Tit
Bullfinch
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coal Tit
Coot
Cormorant
Dunnock
Eider
Fulmar
Gadwall
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Great Black-Backed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Greenfinch
Greylag Goose
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtail
Herring Gull
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Kestrel
Little Grebe
Long-Tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow Pipit
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pink-Footed Goose
Reed Bunting
Ring Necked Parakeet
Robin
Rock Dove
Rook
Shelduck
Shoveler
Siskin
Skylark
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Stock Dove
Treecreeper
Tufted Duck
Wood Pigeon
[& Greylag x Canada Goose Hybrid]
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Monthly 'New' Totals
January - 28 birds
February - 8 birds
March - 14 birds
April - 3 birds
