Birds to See in Offaly in May
60 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, European Robin and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Greylag Goose, Whitethroat, Cuckoo and Common Swift and 6 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Offaly’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 60 birds in May
60 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.86% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.86% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.80% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.44% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.15% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.15% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.09% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.09% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.09% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.03% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.97% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.91% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.85% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.85% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.67% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.67% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.61% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.55% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.49% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.37% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.31% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.25% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.19% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.19% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.13% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.13% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.07% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.01% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.01% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.95% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.89% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.83% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.83% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.72% in May
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantCommon28–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.72% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.66% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly May · 0.60% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.54% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.42% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.42% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May · 0.36% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.24% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.24% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.24% 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