Birds to See in Aberdeen in November
87 bird species on our list for Aberdeen are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie, European Robin and Blackbird. New this month: Yellowhammer, Bohemian Waxwing, Eurasian Woodcock and Short-eared Owl and 1 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Aberdeen’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 87 birds in November
87 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.23% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.74% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.65% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.22% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.93% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.72% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.68% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.59% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov · 0.54% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.54% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.48% in Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.45% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.36% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.36% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.34% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.34% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.32% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.32% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.32% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.27% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.25% in Nov
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.23% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov · 0.23% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.23% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.20% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.18% in Nov
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.18% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.16% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.16% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Nov · 0.09% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.09% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.07% 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