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To the right of the frame, a female Gang-gang Cockatoo with grey barred plumage raises her head while drinking against a dark green dappled background
Photographed by Lisa Thomas
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Birds to look out for in August

Friday, 1 August 2025

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Birds to look out for in August

Wondering what birds you might see this month? Here are a few species to keep an eye out for!

 

To the right of the frame, a grey, brown and white Double-barred Plover is perched on the pale sand of an ocean beach, beside a piece of kelp.
Unlike other Australian waders, Double-barred Plovers  migrate east to west. Photo by Leo Berzins

 

  • Double-banded Plovers leaving south-eastern Australia to return to their breeding grounds in New Zealand
  • Tree Martins and Striated Pardalotes returning to Tasmania
  • Shining Bronze-cuckoos on migration in eastern Australia
  • First Koels returning to northern Australia
  • White-winged Trillers and Olive-backed Orioles returning  to southern breeding grounds
  • Channel-billed Cuckoos on passage through the islands of Torres Strait
  • Flocks of Gang-gang Cockatoos foraging in urban parks and gardens in south-eastern Australia
  • Rufous Songlarks arriving throughout southern Australia
  • Powerful Owl fledglings begging for food in NSW and south-eastern QLD
  • Speckled Warblers foraging in large mixed-species flocks in dry forests and woodlands of eastern Australia
  • Crimson Chats and Red-capped Robins in northern Australia

 

 

Historical records

08/08/1982  |  Bridled Tern  |  Northdown Beach, Tas.  |  1st record for Tasmania

10/08/2005  |  Asian Koel  |  Christmas Island  |  5th record for Australia

21/08/1917  |  Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove  |  Mallacoota, Vic.  |  1st record for Victoria

23/08/2005  |  Grey Nightjar  |  Timor Sea  |  2nd record for Australia

26/08/1978  |  Snares Penguin  |  Port Arthur, Tas.  |  2nd record for Tasmania

26/08/2002  |  Red-capped Flowerpecker  |  Saibai Island, Qld  |  3rd record for Aust.

Tell us what birds you see this month!

Log your bird sightings on Birdata, our national bird monitoring program, and contribute valuable data to help Australia’s birds.

Head to birdata.birdlife.org.au to get started today, or watch our handy video tutorial below to find out how to submit a 2ha 20 min survey of your own.