Birds to See in Stirling in November
73 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Chaffinch. New this month: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Woodcock, Stonechat and Common Snipe and 3 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Stirling’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 73 birds in November
73 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.98% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.28% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.56% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.70% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.92% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.85% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.79% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.79% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.79% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.72% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.66% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.66% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.52% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.52% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.46% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.39% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.39% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.39% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.33% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.26% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.26% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.26% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.20% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov · 0.20% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.20% 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