Plan

Where to go birding in April

Every destination is rated month by month, so you can travel when the birds are there. Pick a month, a continent or a habitat.

50 destinations rated good or best in April

Ethiopia Bale Mountains National Park Africa's largest Afro-alpine plateau with Ethiopian endemics and wolves.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Mauritania Banc d’Arguin National Park Desert meets ocean: one of the world's great wintering sites for shorebirds.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Nepal Bardia National Park Nepal's largest lowland park: quiet sal forest, grassland and the Karnali river in the far west.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Argentina Beagle Channel and Ushuaia The gateway to Antarctica with Patagonian forest and island seabird colonies.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Bhutan Bhutan: the Lateral Road A cross-country route through pristine Himalayan forest from Paro to Trashigang.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Poor or no data

Poland Białowieża Forest Europe's last great lowland primeval forest: woodpecker heaven.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Australia Broome and Roebuck Bay Tropical mudflats hosting shorebirds from Siberia and Alaska.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Good

France Camargue The Rhône delta: flamingos, herons and bee-eaters among lagoons and rice fields.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Nepal Chitwan National Park Sal forest, tall grassland and braided rivers in the Terai: the richest lowland birding in Nepal.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Romania Danube Delta Europe's largest wetland: pelicans, cormorants and reedbed warblers by boat.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Good
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Malaysia Danum Valley Primary lowland rainforest in Sabah with Bornean specialities and big canopy towers.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Best
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

India Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Eastern Himalayan forests where the Bugun Liocichla was discovered.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Poor or no data

United States Everglades National Park Subtropical wetlands with wading birds and Florida specialities.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

Spain Extremadura Open plains and cork-oak woods for bustards, vultures and eagles.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Ecuador Galápagos Islands Fearless birds that inspired Darwin; best explored by boat.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Nepal Ghorepani and Poon Hill (Annapurna) Rhododendron forest in the Annapurna foothills, with pheasants and Himalayan forest birds on a short trek from Pokhara.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Poor or no data

United States Hawaiʻi Island forest reserves High-elevation forests sheltering Hawaii's surviving honeycreepers.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

United States High Island Coastal woods where exhausted spring migrants land after crossing the Gulf.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Good
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Hungary Hortobágy National Park Wide puszta grasslands and fishponds with bustards and huge autumn crane roosts.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Good
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Poor or no data

Argentina Iguazú Falls Giant waterfalls with swifts nesting behind the spray.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Good
MMay: Good
JJune: Good
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Poor or no data

Thailand Kaeng Krachan National Park Thailand's largest park: hornbills and pittas within a few hours of Bangkok.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

New Zealand Kaikōura Deep water close to shore brings albatrosses within metres of boats.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Good
JJune: Good
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Ghana Kakum National Park Upper Guinea rainforest with a famous canopy walkway.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Nepal Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Floodplain grassland and the Koshi barrage: Nepal's best wetland birding and a Ramsar site.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best