Birds to See in Gwynedd in May
119 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
119 bird species on our list for Gwynedd are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Carrion Crow, European Robin, European Herring Gull and Barn Swallow. New this month: Little Grebe, Red Knot, Spotted Flycatcher and Sanderling and 5 more.
New in May9
Residents
(60)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Apr–May
Summer visitors
(37)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Feb–Dec
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Aug
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Jan–Nov
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Winter visitors
(13)Present outside the breeding season
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly May–Feb
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Nov–May
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly May–Sep
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly May–Jun
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
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