Birds to See in New South Wales in September
72 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Australian Raven, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Little Tern, Common Tern, Red Knot and Sanderling and 9 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom 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 72 birds in September
72 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Sep
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Sep
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Sep
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Sep
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Sep
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Sep
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Sep
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Sep
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Sep
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.01% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Sep
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.00% in Sep
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
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