Birds to See in England in May
237 bird species on our list for England are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Spotted Flycatcher, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint and Nightjar and 12 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From England’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 237 birds in May
237 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.94% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.92% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.68% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.44% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.42% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.91% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.84% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.82% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.81% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.70% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.61% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.56% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.49% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.40% in May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in May
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.31% in May
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.30% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.26% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.19% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.17% in May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.12% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.11% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in May (protected)
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in May
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.08% in May
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in May
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in May
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in May
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentRare17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.04% in May
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in May
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.04% in May
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.04% in May
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.03% in May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in May
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in May
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentRare28–34 cmRecorded all year · records held back in May (protected)
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.02% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.01% in May
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in May
Common CraneGrus grusResidentRare100–130 cmRecorded all year · records held back in May (protected)
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.01% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorRare39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in May
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in May
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentRare66–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaSummer visitorRare78–90 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in May
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.01% in May
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorRare17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in May
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusRecords withheldRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in May (protected)
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.01% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusWinter visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.01% in May
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaWinter visitorUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantRare25–32 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaSummer visitorRare58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentRare69–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorRare53–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorRare52–60 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.00% in May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaSummer visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorRare58–77 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in May
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.00% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentRare23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorRare58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.00% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.00% in May
SerinSerinus serinusPassage migrantRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in May
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.00% in May
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorRare40–49 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.00% in May
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantRare40–49 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentRare47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.00% in May
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleWinter visitorRare30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusWinter visitorRare90–105 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in May
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in 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

