Birds to See in Bermuda in May
52 bird species on our list for Bermuda are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, House Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal and European Goldfinch. New this month: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Great Shearwater, Semipalmated Plover and Roseate Tern and 3 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Bermuda’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 52 birds in May
52 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 8.34% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 7.89% in May
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 6.61% in May
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.25% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in May
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in May
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in May
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in May
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.19% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.09% in May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.77% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.60% in May
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantCommon43–51 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.55% in May
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.47% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.37% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.36% in May
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.34% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in May
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.33% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.32% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in May
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.25% in May
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.24% in May
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantUncommon48–58 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.20% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.16% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.12% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.12% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in May
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.09% in May
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorUncommon47–54 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in May
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousPassage migrantUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.08% in May
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in May
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in May
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in May
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in May
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in May
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in May
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.02% 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