May turned out to be a very productive month with good numbers of warbler coming through even towards the end. A total of 482 birds were ringed during the month with Whitethroat topping the bill at 91 birds. This is the highest May ringing total since 2004 when 510 birds were ringed and more than twice last years may total of 209 birds. There have been a number of highlights during the month including the first Serin to be ringed at Landguard, the Wryneck and Wood Warbler earlier in the month, the Greenish Warbler last weekend and the 3 Marsh Warblers in almost as many days. Full totals are below....
| Whitethroat | 91 | | Firecrest | 3 |
| Blackcap | 79 | | Chaffinch | 3 |
| Willow Warbler | 61 | | Starling | 3 |
| Wheatear | 47 | | Wren | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 33 | | Swallow | 2 |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 23 | | Goldfinch | 2 |
| Linnet | 21 | | Marsh Warbler | 2 |
| Reed Warbler | 16 | | Song Thrush | 2 |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 15 | | Wood Warbler | 1 |
| Garden Warbler | 12 | | Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Robin | 11 | | Serin | 1 |
| Great Tit | 8 | | Greenish Warbler | 1 |
| Greenfinch | 7 | | Pied Flycatcher | 1 |
| Dunnock | 6 | | Blue Tit | 1 |
| Blackbird | 6 | | Black Redstart | 1 |
| Redstart | 5 | | Siskin | 1 |
| Sedge Warbler | 4 | | Wryneck | 1 |
| Meadow Pipit | 4 | | Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 4 | | Total | 482 |
