Birds to See in New South Wales in March
69 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: White-winged Tern, Scaly-breasted Munia and Common Ostrich.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
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.
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All 69 birds in March
69 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Mar
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Mar
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Mar
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Mar
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Mar
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Mar
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Mar
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Mar
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Mar
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusSummer visitorRare48–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Mar
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
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