Uncommon Birds in New South Wales
Our list for New South Wales has 25 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 17 residents, 7 summer visitors and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New South Wales in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 25, most common first
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Rose Robin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- White-cheeked Honeyeater 16–20 cm
- Budgerigar 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Mulga Parrot 27–32 cm
- Apostlebird 29–33 cm
- Cockatiel 30–33 cm
- Australian Hobby 30–35 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Whistling Kite 50–60 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Emu 150–190 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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