Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in November
22 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Blue Tit.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
From West Dunbartonshire’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 22 birds in November
22 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 7.48% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.91% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.72% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.15% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.76% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.76% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.76% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.57% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.18% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.18% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 1.18% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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