Birds to See in New South Wales in August
59 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Laughing Kookaburra and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Sooty Shearwater and Greenshank and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom New South Wales’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 59 birds in August
59 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Aug
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Aug
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Aug
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Aug
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Aug
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Aug
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Aug
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Aug
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in Aug
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Aug
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Aug
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