Birds to See in New South Wales in November
75 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Long-tailed Jaeger, Ruff and Gull-billed Tern.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
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.
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All 75 birds in November
75 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Nov
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Nov
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Nov
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Nov
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Nov
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Nov
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusSummer visitorRare48–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Nov
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.01% in Nov
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Nov · 0.01% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.00% in Nov
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Nov
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Nov
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