Birds to See in Roscommon in November
16 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Coot, European Robin, Whooper Swan and Hooded Crow. New this month: Song Thrush and Grey Heron.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovFrom Roscommon’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 16 birds in November
16 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.61% in Nov
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 3.31% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 3.31% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.01% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.01% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.71% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.71% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 2.71% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 2.41% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.11% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.11% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.11% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.11% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.20% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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