Birds to See in Laois in November
26 bird species on our list for Laois are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Rook and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Dunnock, Eurasian Woodcock, Blue Tit and Kestrel and 3 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
From Laois’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 26 birds in November
26 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 7.79% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 6.97% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.74% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.33% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.92% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.92% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 4.10% in Nov
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 4.10% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.69% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.87% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.87% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 2.87% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.46% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.46% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.46% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 2.46% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.46% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.05% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Nov · 2.05% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.64% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.64% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.64% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov · 1.64% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 1.23% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.23% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.23% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Treecreeper 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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