Birds to See in Renfrewshire in May
92 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
92 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Woodpigeon. New this month: House Martin, Common Swift, Common Sandpiper and Kestrel and 9 more.
Residents
(52)Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Dec–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Nov–Jun
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Jan–Oct
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Mar–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly May–Sep
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Passage migrants
(15)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly May–Aug
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Jun
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly May
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–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