Birds to See in Italy in November
201 bird species on our list for Italy are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird and Yellow-legged Gull. New this month: Red-breasted Merganser, Arctic Loon, Horned Grebe and Goldeneye and 9 more.
On the move in November
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At their peak
From Italy’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 201 birds in November
201 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Nov
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Nov
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.97% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.23% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Nov
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.96% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.82% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.76% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.75% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
SerinSerinus serinusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.46% in Nov
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.42% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.34% in Nov
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Nov
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.28% in Nov
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.27% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.21% in Nov
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Nov
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.17% in Nov
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisResidentUncommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.13% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.13% in Nov
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.12% in Nov
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.10% in Nov
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.08% in Nov
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.08% in Nov
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.08% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.07% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Willow TitPoecile montanusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.06% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Nov
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusSummer visitorUncommon36–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.05% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorRare45–47 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.05% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.05% in Nov
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiResidentUncommon48–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentRare25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Nov
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorUncommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentRare69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Dartford WarblerCurruca undataSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrioResidentRare45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentRare76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Citril FinchCarduelis citrinellaSummer visitorRare12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
WryneckJynx torquillaSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorRare68–78 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.01% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorRare50–71 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorRare55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Nov
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Nov
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorRare47–54 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% 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