Birds to See in Carlow in May
35 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
35 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Song Thrush. New this month: House Martin, Rock Dove, Mute Swan and Grey Heron and 3 more.
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(24)Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Sep–May
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Sep–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–May
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Jan
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Feb–May
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–May
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Dec–May
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–May
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Jan–May
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Aug–May
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Dec–May
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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