Birds to See in Tasmania in September
38 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Common Starling, Yellow Wattlebird, Australian Magpie and Little Wattlebird. New this month: Pacific Golden-Plover, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Common Pheasant and Wild Turkey.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom 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 38 birds in September
38 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Sep
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Sep
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Sep
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Sep
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Sep
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Sep
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% 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