Birds to See in Down in November
69 bird species on our list for Down are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, European Robin, Coal Tit, Great Tit and Chaffinch. New this month: Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, Goldeneye and Eurasian Jay and 4 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
Leaving soon
From Down’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 69 birds in November
69 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.94% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.54% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.43% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.85% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.74% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.53% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.24% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.45% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.01% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.65% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.58% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.58% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.58% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.54% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.51% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.47% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.47% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.43% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.43% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.40% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.40% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.40% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.36% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.36% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentUncommon53–69 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.36% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.33% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.29% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.29% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.25% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.25% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.22% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.22% in Nov
CootFulica atraSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.18% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.18% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.18% in Nov
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.14% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.14% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.11% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.11% 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