Birds to See in Meath in May
48 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.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Meath’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 48 birds in May
48 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.40% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.05% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.52% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.08% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.56% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 4.38% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.94% in May
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.59% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.89% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.72% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.72% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.45% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.28% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.28% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.10% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.10% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.93% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.84% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Jul–May · 1.67% in May
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.49% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.23% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.14% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.14% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.14% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.05% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.96% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.96% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.88% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.88% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.88% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.79% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.70% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.61% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.61% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly May · 0.53% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.53% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.44% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.35% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.35% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in May (protected)
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in May (protected)
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 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