Birds to See in Western Australia in March
67 bird species on our list for Western Australia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail, Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird and New Holland Honeyeater. New this month: Sooty Shearwater, Helmeted Guineafowl, Common Pheasant and Pomarine Jaeger.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Western Australia’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 67 birds in March
67 birds
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Mar
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Mar
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Mar
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Mar
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Mar
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Mar
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Mar
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Mar
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.13% in Mar
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusWinter visitorUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Mar
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Mar
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantUncommon30–34 cmRegularly Feb–May · 0.01% in Mar
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansPassage migrantUncommon107–135 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusPassage migrantRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Mar
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.00% in Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Mar · 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