Birds to See in Swansea in May
82 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
82 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.
Residents
(48)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
Regularly Nov–May
Summer visitors
(18)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Mar–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Aug
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly May–Jun
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