Birds to See in Wales in November
163 bird species on our list for Wales are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie and European Herring Gull. New this month: Black Guillemot, Eurasian Woodcock, Velvet Scoter and Avocet and 6 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Wales’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 163 birds in November
163 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.94% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.49% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.02% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.74% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.61% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.31% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Nov
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.24% in Nov
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.20% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Nov
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.13% in Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.13% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.13% in Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.11% in Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.07% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.07% in Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Nov
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.06% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.03% in Nov
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentRare44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.02% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.01% in Nov
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorRare22–26 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentRare13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.01% 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