Birds to See in Tasmania in October
43 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Common Starling, Yellow Wattlebird, New Holland Honeyeater and House Sparrow. New this month: Red Knot, Little Tern, Sanderling and Curlew Sandpiper and 1 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom Tasmania’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 43 birds in October
43 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Oct
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Oct
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Oct
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Oct
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 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