Birds to See in Faroe Islands in May
79 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Lesser Black-backed Gull, European Herring Gull and Eider. New this month: Arctic Tern, Goldcrest, Manx Shearwater and Sanderling and 8 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Faroe Islands’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 79 birds in May
79 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 6.16% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 5.91% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 4.78% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.55% in May
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.28% in May
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.27% in May
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.23% in May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in May
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in May
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.61% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.41% in May
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.40% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in May
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.15% in May
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.13% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.10% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.05% in May
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.03% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.98% in May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.90% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.84% in May
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.78% in May
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.76% in May
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in May
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.62% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.57% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.56% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.45% in May
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.43% in May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.42% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.32% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.28% in May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusSummer visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.24% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.22% in May
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.22% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.21% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.20% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.20% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.19% in May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.19% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorUncommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.17% in May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.16% in May
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.16% in May
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May · 0.15% in May
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.14% in May
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.11% in May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorCommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.10% in May
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in May
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.07% in May
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.07% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.05% in May
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.05% 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