Birds to See in Eswatini in November
30 bird species on our list for Eswatini are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Lesser Striped Swallow, Egyptian Goose, Cattle Egret and Fork-tailed Drongo. New this month: Buzzard, Red-backed Shrike, Spotted Flycatcher and House Martin and 4 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Eswatini’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 30 birds in November
30 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.71% in Nov
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.33% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.99% in Nov
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Nov
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisPassage migrantCommon75–115 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.90% in Nov
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.85% in Nov
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.73% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.39% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.33% in Nov
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.28% in Nov
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.24% in Nov
African JacanaActophilornis africanusSummer visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.21% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.21% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.21% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.19% in Nov
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.19% in Nov
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusPassage migrantCommon35–50 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.19% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.16% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.15% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.13% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.10% in Nov
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.10% in Nov
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixScarceUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov · 0.09% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Red-backed Shrike 16–18 cm
- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Cape Starling 25–28 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Magpie Shrike 35–50 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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

