Birds to See in Leinster in November
143 bird species on our list for Leinster are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, Magpie, European Robin and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Long-tailed Duck, Barnacle Goose, Eurasian Woodcock and Ring-billed Gull and 7 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Leinster’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 143 birds in November
143 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.10% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.53% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.52% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.46% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.46% in Nov
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.44% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.26% in Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.23% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.17% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.15% in Nov
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.10% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.09% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.06% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.06% in Nov
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.04% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorRare31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiScarceRare13–14 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.03% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.02% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.02% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorRare51–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Nov
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentRare80–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Nov
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.01% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentRare35–40 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentRare52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% 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