Birds to See in Liechtenstein in May
40 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
40 bird species on our list for Liechtenstein are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Magpie and Mallard. New this month: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Swift, House Martin and Eurasian Tree Sparrow and 14 more.
New in May18
Residents
(2)Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(22)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly May–Nov
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly May–Jul
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Passage migrants
(16)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly May–Jul
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustrisLC
Regularly May
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly May–Aug
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly May
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly May–Aug
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolusLC
Regularly May
Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchosLC
Regularly May
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurioLC
Regularly May
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