Birds to See in Limerick in May
48 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
48 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.
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(32)Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly May–Feb
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly May–Nov
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly May–Nov
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly May–Sep
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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