Birds to See in Highland in November
125 bird species on our list for Highland are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch, European Herring Gull and Carrion Crow. New this month: Purple Sandpiper, Bohemian Waxwing, Great Crested Grebe and Velvet Scoter.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Highland’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 125 birds in November
125 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.05% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.13% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.67% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.09% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.02% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.66% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.60% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.47% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.34% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Nov
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.24% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentUncommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.19% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Nov
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.09% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Nov
Little AukAlle allePassage migrantUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.08% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.04% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.03% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% 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