Birds to See in Meath in November
23 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Rook and Woodpigeon. New this month: House Sparrow, Greenfinch and Mistle Thrush.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
From Meath’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 23 birds in November
23 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.25% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 5.51% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.15% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.15% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Nov
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.68% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.68% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.94% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Jul–May · 2.57% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.57% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.21% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.84% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.47% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.47% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.47% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.47% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.47% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.10% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 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

