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Birding spot · Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Birding at Hampton Beach State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hampton Beach State Park are Snow Bunting (88%), American Herring Gull (72%), and Horned Lark (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 36 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (46 species). 127 species have been reported here across 2,502 complete checklists from 866 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsJan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsJan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJan 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsFeb 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsNov 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsNov 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsNov 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsNov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsDec 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsDec 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 109 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. 1Snow Bunting88%
  2. 2American Herring Gull72%
  3. 3Horned Lark68%
  4. 4Great Black-backed Gull51%
  5. 5Common Eider50%
  6. 6Common Loon44%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull37%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant36%
  9. 9Lapland Longspur32%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon32%
  11. 11Red-throated Loon31%
  12. 12Surf Scoter24%
  13. 13House Sparrow16%
  14. 14European Starling14%
  15. 15Long-tailed Duck14%

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 29 species

  1. American Herring Gull68%
  2. Snow Bunting67%
  3. Horned Lark65%
  4. Common Eider59%
  5. Common Loon50%

Spring 36 species

  1. American Herring Gull77%
  2. Common Eider55%
  3. Song Sparrow47%
  4. Common Loon43%
  5. Piping Plover42%

Summer 30 species

  1. American Herring Gull88%
  2. Piping Plover77%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull74%
  4. Least Tern73%
  5. Ring-billed Gull69%

Fall 31 species

  1. American Herring Gull75%
  2. Snow Bunting73%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull57%
  4. Horned Lark55%
  5. Common Eider46%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Hampshire.

  • Piping Plover17% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 105.5×
  • Lapland Longspur17% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 81.9×
  • Snowy Owl13% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 66.9×
  • Snow Bunting51% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 54.3×
  • Horned Lark49% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 52.6×
  • Least Tern8.9% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 40.3×
  • Sanderling9.2% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 28.1×
  • Purple Sandpiper7.8% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 24.7×

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.