Birds to See in New South Wales in October
75 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail and Galah. New this month: Pomarine Jaeger, Arctic Jaeger and Pectoral Sandpiper.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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 October
75 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Oct
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Oct
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Oct
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Oct
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Oct
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Oct
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.01% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.00% in Oct
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Oct
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.00% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.00% in Oct
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