Birds to See in North Lanarkshire in May
55 bird species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: Common Swift, Whitethroat, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Eurasian Jay and 8 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From North Lanarkshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 55 birds in May
55 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.35% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 3.53% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 3.13% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in May
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.85% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.72% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.31% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.90% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.90% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.77% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.77% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.63% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.49% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly May · 1.49% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.36% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.36% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.22% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.22% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.22% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.22% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.22% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.22% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.09% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.09% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.95% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.95% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.82% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May · 0.82% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.82% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.82% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.68% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.68% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.68% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.68% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.68% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.68% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.54% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly May · 0.54% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.54% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.54% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.54% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.41% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.41% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 0.41% 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