Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in May
59 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
59 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.
New in May10
Residents
(32)Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Dec
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Feb–May
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–May
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly May
Summer visitors
(13)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Winter visitors
(7)Present outside the breeding season
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(2)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