Birds to See in Cavan in May
30 bird species on our list for Cavan are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Eurasian Wren, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Chaffinch. New this month: Great Tit, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Rook and 12 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
From Cavan’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 30 birds in May
30 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 5.52% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 5.29% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.29% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 5.06% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 4.83% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 4.60% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–May · 4.60% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusScarceCommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 4.14% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 3.91% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 3.68% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.68% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 3.45% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.99% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.76% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–May · 2.76% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Aug–May · 2.53% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.30% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.30% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.30% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.84% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.61% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.61% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.61% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May · 1.15% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.92% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly May · 0.92% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataScarceCommon14–16 cmRegularly May · 0.92% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.69% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.69% in May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · records held back in May (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Sedge Warbler 12–13 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Reed Bunting 14–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- Cuckoo 32–34 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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