Birds to See in Wrexham in May
74 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.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
At their peak
From Wrexham’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 · 4.72% in May
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.23% in May
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in May
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in May
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.52% in May
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in May
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in May
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.68% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.64% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in May
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.43% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 2.29% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.22% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in May
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in May
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.62% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.62% in May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.52% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.34% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 1.34% in May
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.34% in May
CootFulica atraPassage migrantCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.20% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.13% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.06% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.02% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.99% in May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.95% in May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.92% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.85% in May
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.85% in May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.85% in May
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.81% in May
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.81% in May
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.81% in May
Stock DoveColumba oenasWinter visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.81% in May
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.70% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.63% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.63% in May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.63% in May
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.60% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.60% in May
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.60% in May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.60% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.56% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.56% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.56% in May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.56% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.53% in May
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.53% in May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.53% in May
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.49% in May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.49% in May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.49% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.46% in May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.42% in May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.35% in May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.35% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.32% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.25% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.21% in May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.18% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.18% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.14% in May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.14% in May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
Little OwlAthene noctuaScarceUncommon21–23 cmRegularly May · 0.11% in May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May · 0.11% in May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
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