Birds to See in Azerbaijan in May
159 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
159 bird species on our list for Azerbaijan are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Common Swift, Common Starling, Hooded Crow and Cuckoo. New this month: Red-backed Shrike, Great White Egret, Golden Oriole and Linnet and 47 more.
New in May51
- Red-backed Shrike
- Great White Egret
- Golden Oriole
- Linnet
- Common Rosefinch
- Cetti's Warbler
- Mute Swan
- Little Grebe
- Black-necked Grebe
- Curlew
- Crag Martin
- Little Gull
- Moustached Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Glossy Ibis
- Hawfinch
- Bearded Tit
- Greenshank
- Little Bittern
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
- Sandwich Tern
- Mistle Thrush
- Woodlark
- European Green Woodpecker
- Common Reed-warbler
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Blackcap
- Little Tern
- Woodchat Shrike
- European Honey-buzzard
- Booted Eagle
- Peregrine Falcon
- Alpine Chough
- Nightjar
- Sanderling
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Montagu's Harrier
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Short-toed Lark
- Long-eared Owl
- Treecreeper
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Marsh Warbler
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Twite
- Dipper
- Wryneck
- Sedge Warbler
- Temminck's Stint
- Desert Finch
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(26)Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(25)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
European Bee-eater
Merops apiasterLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurioLC
Regularly May–Oct
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchosLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chukar
Alectoris chukarLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Feb–Dec
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melbaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon niloticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senatorNT
Regularly May–Jul
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachusNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Winter visitors
(23)Present outside the breeding season
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferrugineaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Aug–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Aug–May
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Passage migrants
(85)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterusEN
Regularly Apr–Sep
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC
Regularly May–Aug
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitariusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Woodlark
Lullula arboreaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticoraxLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorusLC
Regularly May
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Oct–May
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Apr–May
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly May–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufinaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
Monticola saxatilisLC
Regularly May–Jun
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Nov–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustesLC
Regularly Oct–May
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculusLC
Regularly Nov–May
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly May–Oct
Desert Finch
Rhodospiza obsoletaLC
Regularly May
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly May–Nov
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Feb–Dec
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckiiLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Scops-owl
Otus scopsLC
Regularly Apr–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly May
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Sep–May
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustrisLC
Regularly May–Jun
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly May–Jun
Wryneck
Jynx torquillaLC
Regularly May
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogonLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar–May
Long-eared Owl
Asio otusLC
Regularly Feb–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