Birds to See in Carlow in May
38 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Whitethroat, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and European Robin. New this month: Whitethroat, House Martin, Cuckoo and Sedge Warbler and 6 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
From Carlow’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 38 birds in May
38 birds
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 6.58% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 4.73% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Aug–May · 4.53% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusWinter visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.12% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.70% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 3.70% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.50% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.50% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.50% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 3.09% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.09% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.88% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.47% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May · 2.47% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–May · 2.47% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.47% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.47% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.47% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 2.47% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.26% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 2.26% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.26% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.26% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.26% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.06% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.06% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–May · 2.06% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.06% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Dec–May · 2.06% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.65% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.44% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.44% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.23% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–May · 1.03% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.03% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.03% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.82% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.62% 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