Birds to See in Western Australia in October
64 bird species on our list for Western Australia are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail, Red Wattlebird, Australian Magpie and Galah. New this month: White-winged Tern, Pectoral Sandpiper, Arctic Jaeger and Little Ringed Plover.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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 64 birds in October
64 birds
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Oct
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.54% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Oct
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Oct
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusWinter visitorUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Oct
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.03% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.00% in Oct
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 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