Birds to See in Longford in May
32 bird species on our list for Longford are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Chaffinch, Barn Swallow, European Robin and Hooded Crow. New this month: Mute Swan, Eurasian Jay, Hooded Crow and Mallard and 25 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Longford’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 32 birds in May
32 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly May–Nov · 5.16% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Dec · 4.80% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 4.09% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Nov · 4.09% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Dec · 4.09% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 4.09% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 3.91% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 3.74% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.74% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.56% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly May–Jul · 3.56% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 3.20% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.67% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.31% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.31% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 2.31% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.14% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.14% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly May–Dec · 2.14% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.14% in May
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.96% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.78% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.60% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.60% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.60% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.42% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.42% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.25% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.07% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.89% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly May · 0.89% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.53% 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