Birds to See in Bahrain in May
39 bird species on our list for Bahrain are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Red-backed Shrike, Willow Warbler and Kentish Plover. New this month: Red-backed Shrike, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Golden Oriole and Whitethroat and 1 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Bahrain’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 39 birds in May
39 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 6.77% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 6.63% in May
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly May · 3.13% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–May · 2.91% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.40% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.40% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.82% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.53% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.24% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.24% in May
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.17% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–May · 1.09% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.09% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.87% in May
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.87% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantCommon25–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.80% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.80% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.73% in May
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.73% in May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.66% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.58% in May
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantCommon22–24 cmRegularly May · 0.58% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.58% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.58% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.58% in May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.58% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.51% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.51% in May
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.44% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.36% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.36% in May
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May · 0.36% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.29% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.29% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantCommon52–68 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.29% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.29% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.22% in May
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.22% in May
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.22% 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