Birds to See in New South Wales in January
75 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail, Australian Raven and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Regent Honeyeater, Barn Swallow and Song Thrush.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From 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.
Other months
All 75 birds in January
75 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jan
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jan
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jan
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jan
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jan
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jan
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jan
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.20% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jan
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.12% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Jan
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Jan
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Jan
Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in Jan
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jan
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusSummer visitorRare48–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaScarceRare17–19 cmRegularly Jan · 0.00% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
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