Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in May
64 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Jackdaw, European Goldfinch, European Herring Gull and European Robin. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Common Swift and Grey Heron and 10 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Blaenau Gwent’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 64 birds in May
64 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.97% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 3.61% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.72% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.45% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.18% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.11% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.11% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.11% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.98% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.77% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.09% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.89% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.82% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.82% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May · 0.75% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.75% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.68% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.61% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.54% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.54% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.54% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.54% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.48% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.48% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.41% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.41% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.41% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 0.41% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.34% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.34% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.34% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.34% in May
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.34% in May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May · 0.34% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in May (protected)
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.27% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.27% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.27% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.27% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in May (protected)
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.20% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 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