Birds to See in Swansea in May
84 bird species on our list for Swansea are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and European Goldfinch. New this month: Common Swift, Sand Martin, Marsh Tit and Little Grebe and 3 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Swansea’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 84 birds in May
84 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.29% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.25% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.96% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.71% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.63% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.42% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.83% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.58% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.54% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.54% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.00% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.79% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.79% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.75% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.71% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.58% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.58% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.50% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.46% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.46% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.42% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.38% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.38% in May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.33% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.33% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.33% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.33% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May · 0.29% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · records held back in May (protected)
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.25% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.25% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.25% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.25% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.21% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.21% in May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in May
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.17% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.17% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.13% in May
RazorbillAlca tordaPassage migrantUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.13% in May
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 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