Birds to See in South Australia in March
59 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, New Holland Honeyeater, Red Wattlebird, Galah and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Black-tailed Godwit, Pomarine Jaeger and Whimbrel.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From South Australia’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 59 birds in March
59 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Mar
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Mar
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Mar
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Mar
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Mar
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.25% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Mar
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.01% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
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