Birds to See in West Yorkshire in November
110 bird species on our list for West Yorkshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Short-eared Owl, Common Loon and Eurasian Woodcock.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From West Yorkshire’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 110 birds in November
110 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.75% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.42% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.38% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.80% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.79% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.65% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.38% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.25% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.24% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.18% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.15% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.13% in Nov
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.06% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.06% in Nov
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.04% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.04% in Nov
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–May · 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