Birds to See in Glasgow in November
64 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Rock Dove and Blue Tit. New this month: Greenfinch, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Great Black-backed Gull and Yellowhammer and 1 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
From Glasgow’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 64 birds in November
64 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 7.17% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.48% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.36% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.80% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.24% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.17% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.56% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.07% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.63% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.56% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.54% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.46% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.41% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.37% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.29% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.22% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.22% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.22% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.20% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.20% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.12% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.10% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov · 0.07% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly 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