Birds to See in East Dunbartonshire in May
48 bird species on our list for East Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Chaffinch and Carrion Crow. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Common Starling and Grey Heron and 14 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From East Dunbartonshire’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 48 birds in May
48 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.47% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.16% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.54% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 2.77% in May
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Jul–May · 2.62% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.47% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.47% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.31% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.00% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.00% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.00% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.69% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.69% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.69% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.54% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.54% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.39% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.23% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.23% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.08% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.08% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.08% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.08% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 1.08% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–May · 1.08% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 1.08% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.08% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.92% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.92% in May
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.92% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.92% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.92% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.92% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.77% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 0.77% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.77% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.62% in May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.46% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.46% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.46% 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