Birds to See in New South Wales in May
58 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Greylag Goose and Wandering Albatross.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayAt 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 May
58 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in May
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in May
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in May
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in May
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in May
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in May
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in May
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in May
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in May
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in May
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in May
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in May
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in May
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in May
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in May
Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in May
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
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