Birds to See in Rutland in May
130 bird species on our list for Rutland are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard, European Robin and Carrion Crow. New this month: Little Stint, Ruddy Turnstone, Spotted Flycatcher and Whooper Swan and 4 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Rutland’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 130 birds in May
130 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.79% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.66% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.52% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.35% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.33% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.29% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.19% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.18% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.15% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.05% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.05% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.97% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.97% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in May
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.90% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.90% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.80% in May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.76% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.70% in May
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.58% in May
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.54% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.50% in May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.37% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in May
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisSummer visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.28% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.25% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.24% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.24% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.21% in May
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.20% in May
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.20% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.18% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in May
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.15% in May
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.15% in May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in May
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.13% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.07% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.06% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.06% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.06% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in May
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in May
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.04% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in May
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiScarceRare13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.03% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.03% in May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% 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