Birds to See in Midlothian in May
92 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
92 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird and Jackdaw. New this month: Common Swift, Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher and Barnacle Goose and 1 more.
Residents
(59)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(23)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jan–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Aug
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(4)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Jun
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly May–Oct
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