Gulls & Terns in New South Wales
Our list for New South Wales has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New South Wales in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 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