Birds to See in Fermanagh in May
27 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
27 bird species on our list for Fermanagh are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard, Barn Swallow and European Robin. New this month: Barn Swallow, Jackdaw, Great Tit and House Martin and 8 more.
Residents
(15)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–May
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly May–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–May
Summer visitors
(8)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Sep
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Aug
Passage migrants
(4)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