Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in May
60 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
60 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.
Residents
(36)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Jun
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Oct–May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Summer visitors
(17)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Winter visitors
(2)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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