Birds to See in Belfast in November
65 bird species on our list for Belfast are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Hooded Crow, European Robin, Black-headed Gull and European Herring Gull. New this month: Black Guillemot, Greenfinch, Tufted Duck and Song Thrush and 6 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Belfast’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 65 birds in November
65 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.89% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.37% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.19% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.07% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.78% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.78% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.67% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.50% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.50% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.32% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.32% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.09% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.98% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.86% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.81% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.75% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.69% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.69% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.69% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.69% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.69% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.69% in Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.63% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.63% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.63% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.63% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.63% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.63% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.58% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.58% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.40% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coronePassage migrantUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Nov · 0.35% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.35% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.29% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov · 0.29% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.23% 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