Birds to See in Caerphilly in May
45 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
45 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.
Residents
(26)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Nov–May
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Dec–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Dec–May
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly May–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–May
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Dec
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Mar–May
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(8)Present outside the breeding season
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–May
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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