Birds to See in Faroe Islands in May
79 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Residents
(26)Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(31)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Nov
Winter visitors
(11)Present outside the breeding season
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–May
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Regularly Oct–May
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Passage migrants
(11)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–May
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly May
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Dec
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly May–Oct
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