Birds to See in Perthshire and Kinross in May
116 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
116 bird species on our list for Perthshire and Kinross are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin and Willow Warbler. New this month: Common Swift, Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher and Eurasian Woodcock and 9 more.
New in May13
Residents
(67)Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Jul
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Mar–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly May
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Regularly Dec–May
Summer visitors
(31)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jan–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jan–Nov
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Aug
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Aug
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Passage migrants
(11)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Mar–May
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly May–Jun
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly May
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly May
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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