Birds to See in Kerry in November
87 species listed for November · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
87 bird species on our list for Kerry are recorded regularly in November. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Rook, European Robin, Pied Wagtail and Jackdaw. New this month: Redwing, Common Shelduck, Red Knot and Fieldfare and 3 more.
Leaving after last month22
Residents
(33)Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(27)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Winter visitors
(11)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Nov–Feb
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–May
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(15)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jun–Jan
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–Mar
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–Nov
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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