Birds to See in East Ayrshire in May
72 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
72 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Coot, Kestrel, Common Swift and Great Cormorant and 10 more.
Residents
(22)Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jun
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Feb–Jun
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Jan–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jan–May
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Mar–May
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–May
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly May
Summer visitors
(38)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Jul
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Passage migrants
(12)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Jun
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly May–Jun
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly May
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly May
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Jun
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