Birds to See in Albania in May
124 bird species on our list for Albania are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, House Sparrow, Hooded Crow, Nightingale and House Martin. New this month: European Bee-eater, Spotted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike and Coal Tit and 20 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Albania’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 124 birds in May
124 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.28% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in May
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.29% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.24% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in May
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.05% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.97% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in May
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.77% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in May
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in May
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorCommon22–24 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.16% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.08% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.04% in May
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.01% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.00% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.91% in May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.90% in May
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.88% in May
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.87% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.82% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.81% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.79% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.73% in May
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.72% in May
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.69% in May
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.69% in May
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.66% in May
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.66% in May
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.62% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.60% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.57% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in May
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.54% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.54% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.54% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantCommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.51% in May
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.51% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.51% in May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.50% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.50% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.50% in May
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesSummer visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.50% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.47% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorUncommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.43% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.40% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.40% in May
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantUncommon43–47 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.38% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in May
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.35% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.32% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.30% in May
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.30% in May
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.29% in May
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.29% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.29% in May
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly May · 0.26% in May
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.25% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.25% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.25% in May
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in May
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantUncommon66–102 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.23% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in May
WoodlarkLullula arboreaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in May
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.20% in May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.20% in May
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusSummer visitorUncommon36–39 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.19% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.19% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.18% in May
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaPassage migrantUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.17% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.17% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.15% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.14% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.14% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.13% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in May
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.13% in May
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.11% in May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.11% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.11% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.10% in May
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.10% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisPassage migrantUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.08% in May
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.07% in May
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.07% in May
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.07% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in May
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.05% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantRare20–27 cmRegularly May · 0.05% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in May
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