Birds to See in Westmeath in November
23 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Whooper Swan and Blackbird. New this month: Pied Wagtail, Blue Tit, Mistle Thrush and Fieldfare and 4 more.
On the move in November
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At their peak
From Westmeath’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
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 4.89% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.89% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 4.44% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.44% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.00% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.56% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.11% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.67% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 2.67% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 2.67% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.22% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.22% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.22% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.22% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.22% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.78% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.78% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.33% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 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