Birds to See in South Yorkshire in November
116 bird species on our list for South Yorkshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and European Robin. New this month: Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit, Red-crested Pochard and Barnacle Goose.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From South Yorkshire’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 116 birds in November
116 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.11% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.56% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.51% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.07% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.81% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.60% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.41% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.40% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.36% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.31% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.26% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.24% in Nov
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.20% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.16% in Nov
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.15% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.12% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.09% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% in Nov
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.05% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentRare53–57 cmRegularly Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.04% in Nov
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.02% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.01% 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