Birds to See in Wrexham in May
72 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
72 bird species on our list for Wrexham are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: House Martin, Common Starling, Common Swift and Linnet and 12 more.
New in May16
Leaving after last month6
Residents
(36)Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jun
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Jun
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly May
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Jul
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Winter visitors
(7)Present outside the breeding season
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jul–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Dec–May
Passage migrants
(13)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Apr–May
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Jun
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Jun
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly May–Jun
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly May–Jun
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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