Birds to See in Midlothian in November
78 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie, European Robin and Blackbird. New this month: Eurasian Woodcock.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
From Midlothian’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 78 birds in November
78 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.49% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.38% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.24% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.45% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.86% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.84% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.72% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.68% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.50% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.45% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.45% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.36% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.23% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.16% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.14% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 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