Birds to See in Victoria in March
70 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Southern Royal Albatross, Wandering Albatross and Redthroat.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Victoria’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 70 birds in March
70 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Mar
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Mar
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Mar
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Mar
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Mar
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Mar
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Mar
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.04% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Mar
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentRare115–123 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Mar
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 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