Birds to See in Louth in November
87 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Redshank. New this month: Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Greenfinch and Goldeneye and 10 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Louth’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 87 birds in November
87 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.27% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.14% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.93% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.78% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.73% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.39% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.26% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.17% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.03% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.92% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.85% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.85% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.81% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.70% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.65% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.63% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.61% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.54% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.54% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.54% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.49% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.49% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.49% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.47% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.47% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.45% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.43% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.40% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.34% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.31% in Nov
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.31% in Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.29% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.29% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.29% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.22% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.22% in Nov
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.22% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.22% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.20% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.20% in Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.20% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov · 0.18% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.16% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.13% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.13% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.13% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% 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