Birds to See in Swansea in November
80 bird species on our list for Swansea are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull and Jackdaw. New this month: Chiffchaff, Northern Lapwing, Hen Harrier and Common Snipe and 4 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Swansea’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 80 birds in November
80 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Nov
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.78% in Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Nov
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.37% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.37% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.30% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.17% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Nov
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Nov
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.82% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.82% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.82% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.82% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.75% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.75% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.75% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.69% in Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.69% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.69% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.69% in Nov
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.69% in Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.62% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.55% in Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.48% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.48% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.48% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.41% in Nov
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.41% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.41% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.41% in Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.41% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.34% in Nov
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.34% in Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.34% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.34% in Nov
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.34% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.27% in Nov
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Nov
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 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