Birds to See in Monmouthshire in November
61 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Redshank and Northern Lapwing and 3 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Monmouthshire’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 61 birds in November
61 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.75% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.47% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.47% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.01% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.46% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.46% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.00% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.91% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.82% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.82% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.73% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.73% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.73% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.64% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.55% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.55% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.55% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.55% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.55% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.46% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.46% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.46% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.46% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.36% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.36% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.36% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.36% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.27% 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