Birds to See in Neath Port Talbot in May
57 bird species on our list for Neath Port Talbot are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Blue Tit, Song Thrush and Chiffchaff. New this month: House Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, Great Black-backed Gull and Whitethroat and 13 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Neath Port Talbot’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 57 birds in May
57 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 3.41% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.16% in May
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 3.03% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.78% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.78% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.53% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.27% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.02% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May · 2.02% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.02% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.77% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.64% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.52% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.52% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.52% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.52% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.52% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.39% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.39% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.26% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.26% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.14% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.01% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.01% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Dec–May · 1.01% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–May · 1.01% in May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May · 1.01% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.88% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.88% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.88% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.76% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly May · 0.76% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.76% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.76% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.76% in May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May · 0.63% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.63% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.63% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.63% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.63% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.63% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.63% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.51% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.51% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.51% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.51% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.38% in May
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