Birds to See in Faroe Islands in November
47 species listed for November · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Leaving after last month38
- Wheatear
- Northern Gannet
- Golden Plover
- Blackcap
- Chiffchaff
- Pied Wagtail
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- European Storm-petrel
- Red-throated Loon
- Ringed Plover
- Sooty Shearwater
- Dunlin
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Glaucous Gull
- Eurasian Teal
- Sanderling
- Brambling
- Willow Warbler
- Barnacle Goose
- Barn Swallow
- Red Knot
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Woodpigeon
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Song Thrush
- Sparrowhawk
- Brent Goose
- Eurasian Siskin
- Coot
- Northern Lapwing
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Common Redstart
- Hawfinch
- Grey Wagtail
Residents
(26)Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(6)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Nov
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Winter visitors
(11)Present outside the breeding season
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Sep–Jun
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Regularly Oct–May
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–May
Passage migrants
(4)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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