Birds to See in Mayo in May
106 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
106 bird species on our list for Mayo are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Eurasian Wren, European Robin, Hooded Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: Sanderling, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone and Little Egret and 19 more.
New in May23
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(54)Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly May–Dec
Summer visitors
(31)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Jul
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Feb–Oct
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly May–Aug
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly May–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Aug
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly May–Sep
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Winter visitors
(14)Present outside the breeding season
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Passage migrants
(7)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Jun
Corncrake
Crex crexLC
Regularly May–Jun
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–May
American Black Duck
Anas rubripesLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
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