Birds to See in Pembrokeshire in May
126 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
126 bird species on our list for Pembrokeshire are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, European Herring Gull, Blackbird, Chiffchaff and Jackdaw. New this month: Common Gull, Little Grebe, Spotted Flycatcher and Western Marsh-harrier and 6 more.
New in May10
Residents
(54)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Jan–May
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
Regularly May–Jun
Summer visitors
(43)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Mar–Aug
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(20)Present outside the breeding season
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Passage migrants
(9)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly May
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Oct–May
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–May
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
Regularly May
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Sep
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