Birds to See in Ulster in November
81 bird species on our list for Ulster are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, European Robin, Pied Wagtail and Curlew. New this month: Common Loon, Little Egret, Goldeneye and Greylag Goose and 9 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Ulster’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 81 birds in November
81 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.26% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.58% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.46% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.40% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.28% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.22% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.16% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.91% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.91% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.85% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.79% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.79% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.73% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.73% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.67% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.67% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.61% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.61% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.55% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.55% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.55% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.55% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.55% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.49% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.49% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.43% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.43% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.43% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.43% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.43% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.43% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.37% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.37% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.30% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.30% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.30% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.30% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.24% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.24% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.18% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.18% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantCommon42–49 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.18% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.18% 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