Birds to See in Derry in November
59 bird species on our list for Derry are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, House Sparrow, Common Starling, Pied Wagtail and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Carrion Crow, Mistle Thrush, Dunnock and Eurasian Teal and 12 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Derry’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 59 birds in November
59 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.87% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.74% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.35% in Nov
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.35% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.35% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.09% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.96% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.83% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.83% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneScarceCommon45–47 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 1.69% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.69% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.56% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.56% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.43% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 1.43% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.30% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.30% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.30% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 1.30% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.17% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.17% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.17% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.17% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.91% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.91% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.91% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.91% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.91% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov · 0.78% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantCommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.78% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.78% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Nov
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.78% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.65% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.65% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.65% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov · 0.65% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.65% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.65% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.52% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.52% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.52% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.52% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.52% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.52% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.39% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.39% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov · 0.39% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.39% 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