Birds to See in Kildare in May
51 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
51 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, Rock Dove, Common Swift and Treecreeper and 4 more.
Residents
(30)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly May–Jan
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly May–Dec
Summer visitors
(19)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Passage migrants
(2)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