Birds to See in Torfaen in May
43 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
43 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff and Great Tit. New this month: Grey Wagtail, House Martin, Cuckoo and Meadow Pipit and 5 more.
Residents
(21)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly May–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly May–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Jul
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Winter visitors
(5)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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