Birds to See in Finland in May
210 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
210 bird species on our list for Finland are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Hooded Crow, Common Gull, Willow Warbler and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Willow Warbler, Barn Swallow, Common Swift and European Pied Flycatcher and 46 more.
New in May50
- Willow Warbler
- Barn Swallow
- Common Swift
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Yellow Wagtail
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cuckoo
- Whitethroat
- Garden Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Rosefinch
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Hobby
- Dunlin
- Common Redstart
- Spotted Redshank
- Whinchat
- Red-backed Shrike
- Wood Warbler
- Sand Martin
- Temminck's Stint
- Marsh Warbler
- European Honey-buzzard
- Common Reed-warbler
- Little Stint
- Grey Plover
- Corncrake
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Brent Goose
- Bluethroat
- Nightjar
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Little Tern
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Horned Lark
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Dotterel
- Common Quail
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Golden Oriole
- Black Tern
- Stonechat
- Serin
- White-winged Tern
- Montagu's Harrier
- Short-toed Lark
- Pomarine Jaeger
Residents
(32)Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Black Grouse
Lyrurus tetrixLC
Recorded all year
Smew
Mergellus albellusLC
Recorded all year
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
Recorded all year
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minorLC
Recorded all year
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopusLC
Recorded all year
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Recorded all year
Long-eared Owl
Asio otusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Summer visitors
(135)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Mar–Dec
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar–Aug
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Apr–Aug
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Aug
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly May–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Aug
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Mar–Nov
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly May–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckiiLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Apr–Oct
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Western Capercaillie
Tetrao urogallusLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Mar–Dec
Wryneck
Jynx torquillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Sep
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Apr–Nov
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecicaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurioLC
Regularly May–Sep
Corncrake
Crex crexLC
Regularly May–Jul
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly May–Sep
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly May–Aug
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red-flanked Bluetail
Tarsiger cyanurusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustrisLC
Regularly May–Jul
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly May–Jul
Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Savi's Warbler
Locustella luscinioidesLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Woodlark
Lullula arboreaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly May–Oct
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzanaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Dotterel
Eudromias morinellusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
Regularly May–Jul
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus mutaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixLC
Regularly May–Aug
Winter visitors
(27)Present outside the breeding season
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
Recorded all year
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Northern Goshawk
Astur gentilisLC
Recorded all year
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustesLC
Recorded all year
Parrot Crossbill
Loxia pytyopsittacusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Recorded all year
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
Recorded all year
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Passage migrants
(16)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Sep–May
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Tundra Bean Goose
Anser serrirostrisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Red-breasted Goose
Branta ruficollisVU
Regularly Oct–May
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly May–Jun
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Regularly Sep–May
King Eider
Somateria spectabilisLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–May
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly May
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Mar–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