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Birding spot · Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Birding at Hampton Beach State Park (Plaice Cove): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hampton Beach State Park (Plaice Cove) are American Herring Gull (84%), Ring-billed Gull (81%), and Common Loon (69%). It is busiest in fall, when 55 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (61 species). 126 species have been reported here across 959 complete checklists from 409 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 22-28: 26 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (4 checklists)May 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsDec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Herring Gull84%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull81%
  3. 3Common Loon69%
  4. 4Long-tailed Duck67%
  5. 5Red-breasted Merganser62%
  6. 6Common Eider61%
  7. 7Black Scoter56%
  8. 8White-winged Scoter47%
  9. 9Red-throated Loon46%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant42%
  11. 11Great Black-backed Gull37%
  12. 12Rock Pigeon37%
  13. 13Surf Scoter37%
  14. 14European Starling32%
  15. 15Yellow-rumped Warbler28%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 36 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Ring-billed Gull65%
  3. Common Loon61%
  4. Orange-crowned Warbler54%
  5. Rock Pigeon54%

Spring 35 species

  1. American Herring Gull84%
  2. Common Eider70%
  3. Long-tailed Duck66%
  4. Ring-billed Gull59%
  5. Black Scoter58%

Summer 36 species

  1. Common Eider95%
  2. American Herring Gull85%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant79%
  4. Ring-billed Gull56%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull49%

Fall 55 species

  1. American Herring Gull83%
  2. Ring-billed Gull79%
  3. Common Eider63%
  4. Common Loon59%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant52%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Hampshire.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.