Birds to See in New South Wales in June
58 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Common Ostrich, Song Thrush and Purple-crowned Lorikeet.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 58 birds in June
58 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Jun
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Jun
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jun
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jun
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jun
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jun
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jun
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jun
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jun
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.05% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Jun
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jun
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