Birds to See in Angus in May
112 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
112 bird species on our list for Angus are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Chaffinch and Blackbird. New this month: Common Tern, Common Swift, Sedge Warbler and Canada Goose and 9 more.
New in May13
Residents
(58)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Feb–Oct
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Summer visitors
(38)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly May–Sep
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Oct
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Aug
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Jul–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–May
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Jun
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly May
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly May
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly May–Sep
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