Birds to See in Caerphilly in May
48 bird species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, European Robin and Blue Tit. New this month: Common Raven, Meadow Pipit, Tawny Owl and Mute Swan and 4 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Caerphilly’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 48 birds in May
48 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 8.80% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.34% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.87% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.76% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.29% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 4.29% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 4.18% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.72% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in May
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jun · 3.05% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.93% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.37% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 2.26% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.92% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.92% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.92% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.81% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.47% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.35% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.24% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.24% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.24% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.13% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.02% in May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May · 1.02% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.90% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.90% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.90% in May
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.90% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.79% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.68% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.68% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.56% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.56% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinScarceCommon14–15 cmRegularly May · 0.56% in May
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.56% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.45% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.45% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.45% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.45% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.45% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.34% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in May (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in May (protected)
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaScarceCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 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