Birds to See in Limerick in May
54 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Mute Swan and Blackbird. New this month: Common Gull, House Martin, Common Swift and Moorhen and 4 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Limerick’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 54 birds in May
54 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.55% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.97% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.97% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.68% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.59% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.71% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.42% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.33% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.33% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.33% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.23% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.23% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.03% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.03% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.94% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.84% in May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.55% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.36% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.36% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.26% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.16% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.97% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.97% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.97% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · records held back in May (protected)
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.68% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.68% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.68% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.68% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.58% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.58% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.58% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.58% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.58% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.48% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.48% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.48% in May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · records held back in May (protected)
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.39% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.39% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.29% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusScarceUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 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