Birds to See in Anglesey in May
126 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
126 bird species on our list for Anglesey are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Barn Swallow, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Blackbird. New this month: Roseate Tern, Ruff, Sanderling and Garden Warbler and 4 more.
Residents
(72)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Feb–Jun
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Summer visitors
(34)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Mar–Aug
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Nov
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Nov–Jul
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougalliiLC
Regularly May–Jul
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly May–Jan
Winter visitors
(12)Present outside the breeding season
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Aug–Jun
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–May
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Sep–Jul
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Jun
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Apr–May
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly May–Sep
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