Birds to See in Perthshire and Kinross in November
85 bird species on our list for Perthshire and Kinross are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Eurasian Woodcock.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
From Perthshire and Kinross’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 85 birds in November
85 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.98% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.49% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.36% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.25% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon31–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.72% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.56% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.45% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.35% in Nov
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.27% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.24% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.21% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.21% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.19% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.16% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.16% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.13% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.13% in Nov
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.11% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.08% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% 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