Birds to See in Louth in May
70 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Hooded Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: Common Swift, Sedge Warbler, Mute Swan and Goldcrest and 1 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Louth’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 70 birds in May
70 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.43% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.74% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.60% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.51% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.41% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.36% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.32% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.22% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.22% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.13% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.03% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.94% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.85% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.75% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.71% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.66% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.61% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.61% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.61% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.52% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.47% in May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.47% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.42% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.33% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.33% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.33% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in May
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.28% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.24% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in May (protected)
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.19% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.19% 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