Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in May
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.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From West Dunbartonshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 82 birds in May
82 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.77% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.48% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.40% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.28% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.87% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.83% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.75% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.63% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.38% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.34% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.34% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.34% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.30% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.26% in May
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.26% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.26% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.22% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.18% in May
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.14% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.10% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.06% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.06% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.02% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.02% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.02% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.89% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.89% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.89% in May
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.89% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.85% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.85% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.85% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.81% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.77% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.77% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.77% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.77% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.73% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.69% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.65% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.65% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.65% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.65% in May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.65% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.61% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.61% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.61% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.57% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.53% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.53% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.53% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.49% in May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.49% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.41% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.33% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.28% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly May · 0.20% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.20% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.20% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.20% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.16% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.16% in May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May · 0.16% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May · 0.12% in May
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.12% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.12% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly May · 0.12% in 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