Birds to See in Leitrim in May
33 bird species on our list for Leitrim are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Cuckoo, Blackbird, Eurasian Wren, European Robin and Woodpigeon. New this month: Great Cormorant, Common Swift, Little Grebe and Tufted Duck and 10 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Leitrim’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 33 birds in May
33 birds
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 5.77% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.53% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.33% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 4.33% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 4.33% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 3.85% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 3.13% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.13% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May · 3.13% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.88% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.88% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 2.88% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.64% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.40% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.16% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.92% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.92% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.92% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.92% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.68% in May
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly May · 1.68% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.68% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.68% in May
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.44% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisScarceCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.44% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.44% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly May · 1.20% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.20% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisScarceCommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 1.20% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly May · 0.96% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.96% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.96% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.72% 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