Birds to See in Angus in November
99 species listed for November · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
99 bird species on our list for Angus are recorded regularly in November. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Eurasian Wren, European Robin and Blackbird. New this month: Peregrine Falcon and Bohemian Waxwing.
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
Regularly Jul–Nov
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Summer visitors
(19)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Winter visitors
(18)Present outside the breeding season
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–Apr
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jun–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Jul–May
Passage migrants
(7)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulusLC
Regularly Nov
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
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