Birds to See in Kildare in May
55 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Rook and Barn Swallow. New this month: Long-tailed Tit, Whitethroat, Rock Dove and Common Swift and 6 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Kildare’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 55 birds in May
55 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.72% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.30% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 4.23% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.07% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.07% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.99% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.82% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.74% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.74% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.57% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.57% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.49% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.41% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.41% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.24% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.16% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.08% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.99% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.91% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.83% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.75% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.75% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.58% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.58% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.58% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.58% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.50% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.50% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.50% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.50% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.50% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in May (protected)
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.41% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.25% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.25% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May · 0.25% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.25% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 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