Birds to See in Cavan in May
24 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
24 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 9 more.
New in May13
Leaving after last month1
Residents
(17)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Feb–May
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Aug–May
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly May–Jun
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–May
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly May–Aug
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly May
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly May–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Summer visitors
(2)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Passage migrants
(5)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