Birds to See in Renfrewshire in November
72 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Robin, Magpie and Blackbird. New this month: Reed Bunting, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush and Little Egret and 1 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Renfrewshire’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 72 birds in November
72 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.43% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.68% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.83% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.34% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.82% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.71% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.12% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.89% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.86% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.67% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.63% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.59% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.56% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.56% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.52% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.48% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.45% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.45% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.45% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.41% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.41% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.37% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.37% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.22% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.19% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.19% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.15% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.15% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.11% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov · 0.11% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 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