Birds to See in Sierra Leone in November
8 bird species on our list for Sierra Leone are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Barn Swallow and Cattle Egret. New this month: Cattle Egret, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Common Swift and 1 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovFrom Sierra Leone’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 8 birds in November
8 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.37% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.88% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.70% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.62% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.62% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantCommon29–37 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.62% in Nov
Common SwiftApus apusWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.44% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.44% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 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