Birds to See in Western Australia in September
61 bird species on our list for Western Australia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail, Galah, Red Wattlebird and Australian Magpie. New this month: Barn Swallow, Little Penguin, Ringed Plover and Common Pheasant.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom 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 61 birds in September
61 birds
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Sep
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Sep
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Sep
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Sep
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Sep
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.45% in Sep
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Sep
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Sep
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusWinter visitorUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Sep
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.01% in Sep
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusPassage migrantRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 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