Birds to See in Dublin in May
117 bird species on our list for Dublin are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Hooded Crow and Magpie. New this month: Common Swift, Roseate Tern, Atlantic Puffin and Spotted Flycatcher and 1 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Dublin’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 117 birds in May
117 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.39% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.25% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.12% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.48% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.04% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.87% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.69% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.66% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.65% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.64% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in May
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in May
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.36% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.26% in May
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.20% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.17% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.10% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.07% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.07% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in May
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.06% in May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.05% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.05% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in May
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.04% in May
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in May
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.03% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.03% in May
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in May
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May · 0.02% in May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% 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