Birds to See in North Lanarkshire in November
45 bird species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon. New this month: Goldeneye, Canada Goose, Great Black-backed Gull and Rock Dove and 7 more.
On the move in November
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At their peak
From North Lanarkshire’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 45 birds in November
45 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.61% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.91% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.21% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.63% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.63% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Nov
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.63% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.46% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.28% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.11% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.11% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.11% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.75% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.75% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.75% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.58% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.58% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.40% in Nov
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.23% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.23% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.23% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.23% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.05% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.05% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.05% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.05% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.88% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.88% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.88% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.88% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.70% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.53% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.53% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.53% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.53% 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