Birds to See in Faroe Islands in November
47 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, Hooded Crow, Mallard, European Herring Gull and Rock Dove. New this month: Goldeneye and Moorhen.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
From Faroe Islands’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 47 birds in November
47 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 6.73% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 5.93% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 5.71% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.66% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.59% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Nov
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.87% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.39% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.91% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.91% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.85% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.69% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.64% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.64% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.59% in Nov
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.53% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.48% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.48% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.43% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.37% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusSummer visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.37% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.32% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.21% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.21% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.16% 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