Birds to See in Newry and Mourne in May
9 bird species on our list for Newry and Mourne are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Hooded Crow, Pied Wagtail, European Robin and Jackdaw. New this month: Magpie, Jackdaw, Rock Dove and Hooded Crow and 4 more.
Fewer birdwatchers' records come from Newry and Mourne than from better-watched areas, so this list is less complete. For a fuller picture, see the list for Northern Ireland.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Newry and Mourne’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 9 birds in May
9 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly May · 4.63% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Feb · 4.63% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 4.63% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.70% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 3.70% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 3.70% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 2.78% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.78% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.78% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 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