Birds to See in Tipperary in May
50 bird species on our list for Tipperary are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Rook and European Robin. New this month: Common Swift, Rock Dove, Moorhen and Reed Bunting and 5 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Tipperary’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 50 birds in May
50 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.86% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 5.75% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 4.77% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.77% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.01% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 3.47% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.47% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.25% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.71% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.17% in May
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.17% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.17% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.06% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.74% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.63% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.63% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.63% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.52% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.52% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.30% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.30% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.30% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.30% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.30% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.19% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.98% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.98% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.87% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.87% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.76% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.76% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.65% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.65% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.65% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.54% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.54% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.54% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.54% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.43% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.43% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.33% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.33% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.33% in May
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 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