Birds to See in Botswana in November
61 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, African Jacana, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose and Squacco Heron. New this month: Red-backed Shrike, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Sedge Warbler and Booted Eagle and 2 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Botswana’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 61 birds in November
61 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Nov
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Nov
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Nov
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.77% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.65% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in Nov
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.50% in Nov
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.38% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.25% in Nov
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.23% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.21% in Nov
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.11% in Nov
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.05% in Nov
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.04% in Nov
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.03% in Nov
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisScarceRare14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.02% in Nov
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Nov
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantRare32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.01% in Nov
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.01% 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