Birds to See in Surrey in November
112 bird species on our list for Surrey are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Magpie. New this month: Common Shelduck, Eurasian Woodcock, Common Loon and Common Merganser and 4 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Surrey’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 112 birds in November
112 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.40% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.01% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.18% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.93% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.28% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.80% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.64% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.44% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.43% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.38% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.11% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
WoodlarkLullula arboreaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.07% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.03% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantRare41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentRare80–104 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.02% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantRare26–29 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentRare53–57 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.02% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentRare58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentRare48–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 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