Birds to See in West Midlands in November
83 bird species on our list for West Midlands are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, European Robin, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow. New this month: Goldeneye and Eurasian Woodcock.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
Leaving soon
From West Midlands’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 83 birds in November
83 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.48% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.40% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.92% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.87% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.83% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.71% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.66% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.49% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.44% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.35% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.26% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.15% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.12% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.10% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.10% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentRare33–38 cmRegularly Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% 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