Birds to See in Torfaen in November
24 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Robin, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Woodpigeon. New this month: Dunnock, Eurasian Wren, Chaffinch and Coal Tit and 5 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovFrom Torfaen’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 24 birds in November
24 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.48% in Nov
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.02% in Nov
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.32% in Nov
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.09% in Nov
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.09% in Nov
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.86% in Nov
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.63% in Nov
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.17% in Nov
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.47% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 3.24% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 3.24% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.01% in Nov
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 2.55% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 2.31% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Nov
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.08% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.08% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Nov
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.39% in Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 1.16% in Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 1.16% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 1.16% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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