Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in November
66 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie and Blackbird. New this month: Goldeneye, Dipper, Eurasian Collared Dove and Stonechat.
On the move in November
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At their peak
From South Lanarkshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 66 birds in November
66 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.45% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.15% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.15% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.73% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 1.73% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.55% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.37% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.37% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.19% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.19% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.13% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.07% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.07% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.07% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.96% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.96% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.96% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.84% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.84% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.78% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.66% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.66% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.66% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.60% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.54% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.48% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.48% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.48% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.42% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.36% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.30% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.30% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.30% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.30% 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