Birds to See in Cambridgeshire in November
132 bird species on our list for Cambridgeshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, European Robin and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Common Shelduck, Tundra Swan, Iceland Gull and Greater White-fronted Goose and 3 more.
On the move in November
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At their peak
From Cambridgeshire’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 132 birds in November
132 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.16% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.61% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.30% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.07% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.06% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.81% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.41% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.41% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.39% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.36% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.19% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.12% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.11% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.11% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.09% in Nov
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.08% in Nov
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.08% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.05% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.05% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.04% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% in Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Nov
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.04% in Nov
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.03% in Nov
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.02% in Nov
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentRare37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.01% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorRare50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Nov–May · 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