Birds to See in France in May
258 bird species on our list for France are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blackcap, Chaffinch and Carrion Crow. New this month: Red-backed Shrike, Balearic Shearwater, Marsh Warbler and Arctic Tern and 9 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From France’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 258 birds in May
258 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.19% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.19% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.87% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in May
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.49% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.33% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.04% in May
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in May
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in May
SerinSerinus serinusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in May
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.70% in May
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorCommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.70% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in May
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.65% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.57% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.56% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.54% in May
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.53% in May
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in May
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in May
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.44% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.44% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.43% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in May
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.38% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.37% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.35% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.29% in May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.27% in May
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.26% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.25% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaSummer visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.25% in May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.23% in May
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.22% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.18% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.17% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.16% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.14% in May
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in May
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.13% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.11% in May
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.10% in May
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentUncommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesSummer visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in May
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.10% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.09% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in May
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in May
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
WryneckJynx torquillaSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.08% in May
Dartford WarblerCurruca undataResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.07% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in May
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusResidentUncommon36–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.06% in May
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.06% in May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorUncommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.06% in May
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in May
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.06% in May
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrioResidentUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in May
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.05% in May
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.05% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.04% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in May
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in May
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusWinter visitorUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentRare13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentRare69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiSummer visitorRare48–52 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in May
Citril FinchCarduelis citrinellaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorRare55–65 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.03% in May
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in May
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in May
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentRare35–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentRare98–120 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentRare65–72 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixSummer visitorRare40–55 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonResidentRare12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in May
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusSummer visitorUncommon35–40 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.01% in May
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in May
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in May
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusSummer visitorRare21–28 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.01% in May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorRare28–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.01% in May
CorncrakeCrex crexSummer visitorRare22–30 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in May
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in May
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorRare34–36 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.00% in May
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorRare50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in May
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorRare22–26 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantRare23–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in May
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantRare60–87 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.00% in May
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.00% in May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesiiSummer visitorRare100–210 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.00% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in May
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorRare47–54 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in May
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.00% in May
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.00% in May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantRare60–75 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in May
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorRare35–43 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.00% in May
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.00% in May
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.00% 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