Birds to See in Kilkenny in May
41 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Jackdaw and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Dunnock and Coal Tit and 13 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
Leaving soon
From Kilkenny’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 41 birds in May
41 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.99% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 5.80% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.30% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 5.11% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.42% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 4.03% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.73% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.54% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.34% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 3.24% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.14% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.14% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.85% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.85% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.26% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.26% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.16% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.87% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.77% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.77% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.77% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.57% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.57% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.57% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.38% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.28% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.18% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.08% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.08% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.98% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.98% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.88% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.69% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.59% in May
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.59% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.59% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.49% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.39% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceCommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–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