Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in May
61 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Common Swift, Rock Dove, Common Kingfisher and Mute Swan and 6 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Rhondda, Cynon, Taff’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 61 birds in May
61 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 6.09% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.03% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.96% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.62% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.55% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.41% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.34% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.27% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 2.20% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.13% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.13% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.06% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.84% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.70% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.63% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.35% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.28% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.13% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.06% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.99% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.99% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.99% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.99% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.99% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.92% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.85% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.85% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.85% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.85% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.85% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.78% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.78% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.78% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.78% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.71% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.64% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.64% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.57% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.57% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.57% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.57% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.50% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.50% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.50% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May · 0.43% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.43% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.43% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.35% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusScarceUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May · 0.35% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusScarceUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 0.35% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly May · 0.21% in May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · records held back in May (protected)
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