Birds to See in Torfaen in May
44 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.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Torfaen’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 44 birds in May
44 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.93% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.91% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.91% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.47% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 3.33% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.04% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.04% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.89% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.89% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.75% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.46% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.32% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.03% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 2.03% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.03% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.45% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.45% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.30% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.30% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.01% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 1.01% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.01% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.87% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.87% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.87% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.87% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.72% in May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.72% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.72% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.72% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.58% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · records held back in May (protected)
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.43% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.43% in May
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