Birds to See in Tipperary in May
48 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
48 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.
New in May9
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(22)Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Summer visitors
(23)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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