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