Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in May
74 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: Common Swift, Wheatear, Yellowhammer and Northern Gannet and 1 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Vale of Glamorgan’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 74 birds in May
74 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.11% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.44% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.15% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.93% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.86% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.77% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.51% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.35% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.16% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.87% in May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.80% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in May
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.71% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in May
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.64% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in May
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.58% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.51% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.51% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.48% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.45% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.39% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.39% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.29% in May
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.26% in May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.22% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May · 0.10% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.10% 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