Birds to See in Meath in May
43 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
43 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Rook and Eurasian Wren. New this month: House Martin, Goldcrest, Common Raven and Moorhen and 7 more.
Residents
(22)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
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
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Jun
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly May
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Summer visitors
(17)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Aug
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Passage migrants
(4)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