Birds to See in Clare in May
102 bird species on our list for Clare are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Blackbird, Hooded Crow, European Robin and Barn Swallow. New this month: Dunlin, Sanderling, Gadwall and Common Tern and 7 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Clare’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 102 birds in May
102 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.05% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.80% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.68% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.67% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.42% in May
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in May
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.26% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.23% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.16% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in May
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.02% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.98% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.88% in May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.86% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in May
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.82% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.71% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.71% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.71% in May
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.65% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.52% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.49% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.38% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.36% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.33% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.32% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.31% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.26% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.24% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.20% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.20% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.15% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.14% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.11% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.11% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.11% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.09% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.05% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May · 0.04% in May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.04% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.04% in May
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in May (protected)
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.03% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.03% in May
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 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