Birds to See in Victoria in September
64 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Blackbird. New this month: Greenshank, Glossy Ibis, Common Tern and Pacific Golden-Plover and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
Leaving soon
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 64 birds in September
64 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Sep
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Sep
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Sep
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Sep
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Sep
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Sep
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Sep
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Sep
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in Sep
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Sep
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% 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