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To the right of the frame, a Critically Endangered Swift Parrot with colourful plumage is perched on a tree branch, facing to the left.
Photographed by Jasmine Boehm
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Birds to look out for in November

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

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Birds to look out for in November

What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to look out for…

To the right of the frame, a swallow-like Tree Martin is perched on a tree trunk, preparing for take-off. To its left, a Tree Martin in mid-flight looks towards the camera, against a pale blue sky background.
Tree Martins by Jonathan Tickner
  • Dollarbirds nesting in NSW
  • Channel-billed Cuckoos on passage through the Atherton Tableland
  • Yellow Wagtails in northern Australia
  • Rufous Songlarks performing  song flights in southern Australia
  • Cicadabirds breeding in south-eastern Queensland
  • Large flocks of Tree Martins in Tasmania after arriving from northern Australia
  • Square-tailed Kites in South East and South West Australia
  • Blue-winged, Orange-bellied and Swift Parrots arriving in Tasmania on migration
  • White-throated Needletails soaring in rising thermal currents in North Queensland

Interesting historical records from November:

23/11/1982   Antarctic Tern  |  Kangaroo Island, SA   |  1st record for SA  

29/11/1992   Oriental Reed-Warbler   |  Port Macquarie, NSW   |  1st record for NSW  

6/11/1994   Blue-winged Pitta  |  Burrup Peninsula, WA  |  3rd record for Australia  

26/11/1995   Narcissus Flycatcher  |  Barrow Island, WA  |  1st record for Australia  

5/11/2002   Common Chaffinch  |  Macquarie Island  |  1st record for Macquarie Isl and

15/11/2002   Isabelline Wheatear   |  Mt Carbine, QLD   |  1st record for Australia  

16/11/2002   Blue-and-White Flycatcher   |  Broome, WA 2nd record for WA  

10/11/2011   Eurasian Hoopoe   |  Roebuck Plains, WA  |  1st record for Australia  

13/11/2011   Chestnut-cheeked Starling   |  Ashmore Reef   |  1st record for Australia