Birds to See in Westmeath in May
44 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
44 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon and European Robin. New this month: Jackdaw, European Herring Gull, Eurasian Collared Dove and Great Cormorant and 5 more.
Residents
(20)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Apr–May
Summer visitors
(24)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly May–Dec
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly May–Feb
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly May–Feb
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Oct
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