Birds to See in Orkney Islands in November
81 species listed for November · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
81 bird species on our list for Orkney Islands are recorded regularly in November. Of these, the most often recorded are Long-tailed Duck, European Herring Gull, European Shag, Hooded Crow and Common Starling.
New in November
No new arrivals this month.
Leaving after last month51
- Barn Swallow
- Great Skua
- Woodpigeon
- Wheatear
- Linnet
- Arctic Jaeger
- Atlantic Puffin
- Common Redpoll
- Jackdaw
- Coot
- Willow Warbler
- Red Knot
- Dunnock
- Carrion Crow
- Ruff
- Eurasian Siskin
- Buzzard
- Sparrowhawk
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-eared Owl
- Arctic Loon
- Grey Plover
- Black Redstart
- Water Rail
- Barnacle Goose
- Sandwich Tern
- Common Scoter
- Manx Shearwater
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Whinchat
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Ring Ouzel
- Garden Warbler
- Lapland Longspur
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Hawfinch
- Common Merganser
- Pochard
- Greenshank
- Mistle Thrush
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Glaucous Gull
- Little Stint
- Whitethroat
- Grey Wagtail
- Red Grouse
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Bluethroat
- Common Reed-warbler
- Pomarine Jaeger
Residents
(25)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Summer visitors
(30)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Feb–Nov
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Nov
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Passage migrants
(20)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Aug–Dec
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly Oct–Nov
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimusLC
Regularly Sep–Nov
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–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