Birds to See in Lithuania in May
192 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
192 bird species on our list for Lithuania are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Hooded Crow and Great Tit. New this month: Common Swift, Whitethroat, Red-backed Shrike and Marsh Warbler and 22 more.
New in May26
- Common Swift
- Whitethroat
- Red-backed Shrike
- Marsh Warbler
- Golden Oriole
- Common Rosefinch
- Garden Warbler
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Sand Martin
- Corncrake
- Hobby
- Common Reed-warbler
- European Honey-buzzard
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Common Quail
- Grey Plover
- Little Stint
- Aquatic Warbler
- Temminck's Stint
- Nightjar
- Little Bittern
- Grey Wagtail
- European Bee-eater
- Arctic Tern
- Bluethroat
- Common Pheasant
Residents
(43)Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustesLC
Recorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minorLC
Recorded all year
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(94)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Feb–Dec
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Sep
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Savi's Warbler
Locustella luscinioidesLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurioLC
Regularly May–Sep
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustrisLC
Regularly May–Aug
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Woodlark
Lullula arboreaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Wryneck
Jynx torquillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Corncrake
Crex crexLC
Regularly May–Jul
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Sep
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Mar–Jan
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Oct
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixLC
Regularly May–Aug
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Aquatic Warbler
Acrocephalus paludicolaVU
Regularly May–Jul
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
European Bee-eater
Merops apiasterLC
Regularly May–Jul
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Long-eared Owl
Asio otusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Winter visitors
(25)Present outside the breeding season
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–May
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Northern Goshawk
Astur gentilisLC
Recorded all year
Passage migrants
(30)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Sep–May
Tundra Bean Goose
Anser serrirostrisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzanaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckiiLC
Regularly May–Sep
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Oct–May
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Black Grouse
Lyrurus tetrixLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecicaLC
Regularly May
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Mar–May
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufinaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
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