Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in September
32 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Galah, Australian Raven and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Great Crested Grebe, Common Sandpiper and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom Australian Capital Territory’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 32 birds in September
32 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 4.23% in Sep
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Sep
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Sep
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Sep
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Sep
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Sep
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Sep
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.04% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.04% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Sep
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