Birds to See in Stirling in May
97 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.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Stirling’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 97 birds in May
97 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.57% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.89% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.77% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.87% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.50% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.31% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.96% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.75% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.23% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.11% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.05% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.98% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in May
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.89% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in May
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.87% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.72% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.71% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.67% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.65% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.54% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.54% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.53% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.53% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.53% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.52% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.48% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.45% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in May
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.43% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.42% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.41% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.31% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.30% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.27% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.27% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.23% in May
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.20% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.18% in May
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.18% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.15% in May
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.14% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.13% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.11% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.10% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.10% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.08% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.08% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.05% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
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