Birds to See in Victoria in October
65 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Common Starling and Galah. New this month: Arctic Jaeger and Sooty Shearwater.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom 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 65 birds in October
65 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Oct
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Oct
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Oct
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Oct
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.08% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 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