Birds to See in Westmeath in May
53 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Cuckoo, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Chaffinch and Woodpigeon. New this month: Jackdaw, Spotted Flycatcher, European Herring Gull and Eurasian Collared Dove and 9 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Westmeath’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 53 birds in May
53 birds
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 6.09% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.30% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 4.64% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.50% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.37% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.71% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.58% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.18% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.91% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.91% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.91% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.78% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.25% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.25% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.12% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.12% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 2.12% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.99% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.99% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.85% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.85% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.85% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.59% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.46% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.32% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.32% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.32% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.19% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.19% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.06% in May
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentCommon35–40 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.06% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.93% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.93% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.93% in May
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.93% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.93% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.93% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.93% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.79% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.66% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.66% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.66% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.66% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.53% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.53% in May
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRegularly May · 0.40% in May
Common GullLarus canusScarceCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · records held back in May (protected)
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in May (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 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