Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in May
82 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
82 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Chaffinch, European Robin, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow. New this month: Black-headed Gull, Common Swift, Pied Wagtail and Common Raven and 16 more.
New in May20
Leaving after last month4
Residents
(42)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly May–Jul
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jan–May
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Jan–May
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jan–May
Summer visitors
(23)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jan–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(14)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Jun
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly May–Jun
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly May
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly 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