Birds to See in Merthyr Tydfil in May
24 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
24 bird species on our list for Merthyr Tydfil are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and European Robin. New this month: Eurasian Wren, Dunnock, House Sparrow and Rock Dove and 6 more.
Residents
(14)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly May–Dec
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Mar–May
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Dec–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Dec–May
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly May
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly May
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(4)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(2)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