Birds to See in Fermanagh in May
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.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
From Fermanagh’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 27 birds in May
27 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.06% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.12% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.12% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 3.93% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.93% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.75% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 3.56% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 3.37% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.43% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.25% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.25% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.06% in May
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.87% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.69% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.69% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.50% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.50% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.31% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.31% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.12% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.12% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly May–Sep · 1.12% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.12% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.12% in May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly May · 0.94% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly May · 0.56% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.56% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Cuckoo 32–34 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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