Birds to See in Clackmannanshire in May
87 bird species on our list for Clackmannanshire are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Eurasian Wren and Carrion Crow. New this month: Common Swift, Cuckoo, Common Reed-warbler and Garden Warbler and 1 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Clackmannanshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 87 birds in May
87 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.58% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.22% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.02% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.92% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.89% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.89% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.87% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.66% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.51% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.48% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.46% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.46% in May
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.30% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.10% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.89% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.87% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.84% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.84% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.82% in May
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.82% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.79% in May
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.77% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.77% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.74% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.69% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.61% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.61% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.59% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.56% in May
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.56% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.54% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May · 0.51% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.49% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.46% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.46% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May · 0.41% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.33% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.33% in May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.33% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.31% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.31% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.31% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.28% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May · 0.28% in May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.28% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.26% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.23% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.23% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.20% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.20% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in May
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.18% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.18% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.15% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.15% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly May · 0.13% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% 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