Birds to See in Sligo in May
60 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Eurasian Wren, European Robin, Jackdaw and Hooded Crow. New this month: Hooded Crow, Barn Swallow, Rook and Great Black-backed Gull and 39 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Sligo’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 60 birds in May
60 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.14% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.63% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.02% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.91% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.86% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.81% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.76% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.51% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.30% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.15% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.15% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.10% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.04% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.04% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.94% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.89% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.84% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.64% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.64% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.64% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.58% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.48% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.48% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.48% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.48% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.43% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.43% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.38% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.33% in May
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.33% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.28% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.23% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.12% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.07% in May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.07% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.97% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.87% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May · 0.87% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.87% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaScarceCommon10–12 cmRegularly May · 0.82% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.82% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusScarceCommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 0.82% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.82% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.61% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisScarceCommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.61% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.51% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly May · 0.46% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.41% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.41% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaScarceUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 0.36% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.36% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.31% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.31% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.31% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.26% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.20% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.15% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in May (protected)
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaScarceUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in May (protected)
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