Birds to See in Barbados in November
38 bird species on our list for Barbados are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, Great White Egret and Semipalmated Plover. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Northern Pintail and Northern Waterthrush.
On the move in November
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From Barbados’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 38 birds in November
38 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Nov
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Nov
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.43% in Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 1.10% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.98% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.71% in Nov
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.62% in Nov
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.56% in Nov
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.54% in Nov
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaWinter visitorCommon24–28 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.51% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.49% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.48% in Nov
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.36% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.28% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.28% in Nov
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.26% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.20% in Nov
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.17% in Nov
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.13% in Nov
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.12% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.12% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.12% in Nov
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorCommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.10% in Nov
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