Leading into the 2019 Bird count, BirdLife Australia stated coastal dwellers may spot some refugees normally domiciled inland fleeing from drought conditions seeking food and water. Residents who recall the drought periods of just over ten years ago will remember an influx of species such as the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, as one instance, during that long dry period - some of whom may not have gone home.
This year a Cattle Egret has been spotted among the glorious water reaches in the Narrabeen-Warriewood area while a little further north, at Mona Vale, Bayview, Bilgola and Avalon, where species such as the Spotted Pardolate were once seen in every yard, human residents now lament their absence of bright colour and cheery song. They are still in areas that have not been razed to facilitate development, but alike the koalas of Pittwater, they are in diminished numbers and completely absent in some leafy nooks.
Suburbs with bays named for birds, such as Heron Cove, due to once being the homes of White-Faced Herons according to local anecdotes going back a few generations, are not so heron rich any longer. The tiny birds that have their home in the coastal heathlands or in the trees overhanging creeks, whether they wend through wetlands or behind suburban back fences and alongside the green thoroughfares that wend their way between houses in all Pittwater suburbs, are still there but not in the same numbers as they were just a few years ago. They are harder to spot, harder to hear.
Something is chasing them out - whether it has been careless destruction of habitat or on purpose destruction of habitat, becoming victims to roads and drivers who don't stop once striking a bird and fishing gear or plastics left behind, or the rising numbers of dogs off-leash residents continue to report are 'on every beach, bush track and in the reserves from dawn on' and whose progress in urinating and defecating in these places or destroying birds, as is innate in dogs, continues unchallenged.
There are still magic pockets and times of day where you may find yourself in a bird paradise, whether on the shore, on the water, in the bush or atop a tall treed hill, and an avian population that is bearing this Spring's young in nests from the ground up.
The statistics of lists submitted and birds counted show that birds once reported as being here, and gone a few generations before this generation, as in the Black-Necked Stork, have not returned. The amount of species seen and heard is diverse though, and ranges from those that have commenced installing themselves as potentially harmful to the environment, as in the case of the Bellbird spotted at Ingleside, which can cause the destruction of trees, or the introduced Common Starling seen in sheoaks alongside Narrabeen Lagoon and now further north at Avalon and Bilgola, which compete aggressively for nesting sites and drive out native birds, to those that are the last colonies of their kind locally, as it is with Lion Island's Fairy or Little Penguin family, a bird that was once seen in a colony at Turimetta and Warriewood.
North Narrabeen rock shelf's Sooty Oystercatcher pair has appeared in no list so far either. Those that return annually to the trees and shores at this time of year have been seen, and heard, and are named - but not all of the usuals are recorded.
The Shearwaters (Mutton Birds) that were known to have a colony on Lion Island, and appear on our ocean estuary beaches at this time of the year, have not been seen as yet. Places they fly to and stay further south are also reporting a similar absence this year. Similarly the Sandpipers and Stone Curlews once seen frequenting Careel Bay sandflats a few years ago are also absent.
Ground dwelling wetlands birds such as the Buff Banded Rail, seen at Careel Bay in the Winter of 2019 and once everywhere throughout Pittwater's creeks and wetlands, are not on the lists either, although they are present.
As only one list was submitted for the Church Point, Elvina Bay, Lovett Bay and Scotland Island postcode, an area renowned for its bird life of tree, bush and water varieties, and the Albatross recently rescued and rehabilitated by Newport SLSC members does not appear, the lists provide an overview of that week of the Bird Count rather than an actual 'bird count' in some cases of what is where and when.
The lists do reflect changes though. So much change within a generation, or even lately, within one year, offers through the annual Aussie Bird Count a chance to remember we share the home of these most visible and hearable of species when so much other native fauna is nocturnal and out of sight. Pittwater is enriched by their song, vegetation and ecosystems maintained through their annual practices, through their innate natures. To have silence instead, or land, estuary and seascapes empty of their presence diminishes us all right now and robs future generations. To forgo the notion of their own right to be here as sentient beings to pursue corrupted practices for small personal gain is best met by allowing yourself to admit the song of a bird outside your window is balm to all your senses and brings an added spark of life to your heart.
Chief Executive of BirdLife Australia, Paul Sullivan, has issued the following statement as this year's Aussie Bird count lists start to be collated, below that run this year's Pittwater lists by postcode.
Fix Nature Laws: Now Or Never
Nature laws: It’s now or never for birds and nature
Reform of the Australian Government’s weak national environment laws is an important foundation to kickstart the recovery of Australia’s threatened species.
Australia’s native birds have enriched our lives for millions of years. They are vivid, graceful – and sometimes loud – ambassadors for a natural world that is, sadly, in dangerous decline. Unless we take urgent action to fix Australia’s extinction crisis, the research shows our functioning ecosystems and economy will eventually collapse.
The challenge is enormous, but I remain optimistic for the future: we already know what needs to be done to reverse the decline of threatened and common species. I work every day with amazing scientists who – with your generous support, thank you – are delivering landscape-scale threatened bird recovery programs.
We put science and collaboration, first, and it works.
But we also need the Australian Government to step-up and lead.
The flawed Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act is not protecting threatened species, as its label suggests, it is facilitating the extinction trajectory of birds like the Swift Parrot and Eastern Curlew. It’s a death by a thousand cuts.
Government leadership starts with strong national nature laws, and independent oversight to ensure science – not vested interests and ideology – inform important timely decisions impacting the survival of threatened species.
And that’s not all. Next year, Australia will be asked to sign a binding commitment to ambitious targets for nature at the United Nations’ Convention for Biological Diversity in China. And we need non-partisan co-investment models to deliver long-term funding stability and certainty for biodiversity conservation.
This is a now or never moment for birds and nature.
The recent intervention by the Australian Government, to inscribe intertidal mudflats in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay as World Heritage sites, showed real leadership which I hope will continue. Ironically, the same endangered shorebirds given increased protection in China are losing important habitat in Australia to greedy developers.
Australia’s national bird conservation charity will continue to put the science first, and rise above partisan politics, to stand-up for threatened birds. We are ready to work with government, and Australia’s business sector, to collectively reverse the species decline, and nurse our ecosystems back to health.
This is our moment to do something great, together!
Paul Sullivan
Chief Executive
BirdLife Australia
Aussie Bird Count 2019 Statistics
106,796 Checklists submitted
680 Species sighted
3,662,803 Birds sighted
2101 (Postcode) - for Elanora Heights, Ingleside, Narrabeen, Narrabeen Peninsula and North Narrabeen
Checklists submitted: 97
Species sighted: 103
Birds sighted: 1,769
Bird Species Seen:
Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
Australasian Figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti
Australasian Pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae
Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides
Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca
Australian Wood Duck, Chenonetta jubata
Banded Lapwing, Vanellus tricolor
Bar-shouldered Dove, Geopelia humeralis
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
Bell Miner, Manorina melanophrys
Black Duck-Mallard hybrid,
Black Swan, Cygnus atratus
Black-eared Cuckoo, Chalcites osculans
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris
Blue-winged Kookaburra, Dacelo leachii
Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella
Brown Gerygone, Gerygone mouki
Brown Goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus
Brown Songlark, Cincloramphus cruralis
Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla
Brown Treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus
Brush Cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus
Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
Chestnut Teal, Anas castanea
Common Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
Crested Bellbird, Oreoica gutturalis
Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata
Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Dusky Moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa
Eastern Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
Eastern Reef Egret, Egretta sacra
Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis
Fairy Tern, Sternula nereis
Flame Robin, Petroica phoenicea
Forest Kingfisher, Todiramphus macleayii
Galah, Eolophus roseicapillus
Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami
Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
Grey Currawong, Strepera versicolor
Grey Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa
Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae
Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Little Lorikeet, Glossopsitta pusilla
Little Pied Cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
Magpie Goose, Anseranas semipalmata
Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata
Musk Lorikeet, Glossopsitta concinna
New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala
Northern Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Olive-backed Oriole, Oriolus sagittatus
Osprey, Pandion cristatus
Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa
Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata
Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis
Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
Rock Dove, Columba livia
Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons
Rufous Whistler, Pachycephala rufiventris
Sacred Kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis
Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
Spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus
Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Topknot Pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus
Torresian Crow, Corvus orru
Variegated Fairy-wren, Malurus lamberti
Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena
White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
White-cheeked Honeyeater, Phylidonyris niger
White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae
White-headed Pigeon, Columba leucomela
Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys
Wonga Pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Zanda funereus
2102 - for Warriewood
Checklists submitted: 31
Species sighted: 71
Birds sighted: 881
Bird Species Seen:
Australasian Figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti
Australasian Grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides
Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
Bell Miner, Manorina melanophrys
Black Kite, Milvus migrans
Black Swan, Cygnus atratus
Black-eared Cuckoo, Chalcites osculans
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Dusky Moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa
Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus
Eastern Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra
Galah, Eolophus roseicapillus
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
Grey Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa
Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula
Lewin's Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii
Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides
Little Pied Cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus
Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala
Northern Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Olive-backed Oriole, Oriolus sagittatus
Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa
Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata
Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis
Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia
Sacred Kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Southern Emu-wren, Stipiturus malachurus
Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
Spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus
Variegated Fairy-wren, Malurus lamberti
Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena
White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
White-cheeked Honeyeater, Phylidonyris niger
White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae
White-winged Triller, Lalage tricolor
Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys
Yellow Wattlebird, Anthochaera paradoxa
Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Caligavis chrysops
2103 - Mona Vale
Checklists submitted: 47
Species sighted: 69
Birds sighted: 1,689
Bird Species Seen:
Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
Australasian Figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti
Australasian Pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae
Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides
Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca
Australian Wood Duck, Chenonetta jubata
Azure Kingfisher, Ceyx azurea
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus
Common Blackbird, Turdus merula
Common Greenfinch, Chloris chloris
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata
Eastern Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
Forest Kingfisher, Todiramphus macleayii
Galah, Eolophus roseicapillus
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
Jacky Winter, Microeca fascinans
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Little Crow, Corvus bennetti
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
Little Lorikeet, Glossopsitta pusilla
Little Raven, Corvus mellori
Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris
Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides
New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala
Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa
Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
Rainbow Bee-eater, Merops ornatus
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata
Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
Rose Robin, Petroica rosea
Sacred Kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Short-tailed Shearwater, Ardenna tenuirostris
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus
Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Glyciphila melanops
Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena
White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
White-cheeked Honeyeater, Phylidonyris niger
White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae
White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica
White-throated Needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus
Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Zanda funereus
2104 - Bayview
Checklists submitted: 32
Species sighted: 43
Birds sighted: 813
Bird Species Seen:
Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides
Australian Wood Duck, Chenonetta jubata
Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Eastern Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis
Fork-tailed Swift, Apus pacificus
Galah, Eolophus roseicapillus
Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
Grey Shrike-thrush, Colluricincla harmonica
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides
Little Lorikeet, Glossopsitta pusilla
Little Raven, Corvus mellori
Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris
Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala
Pacific Baza, Aviceda subcristata
Pallid Cuckoo, Heteroscenes pallidus
Pied Butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis
Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena
White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys
2105 - Church Point, Elvina Bay, Lovett Bay and Scotland Island
Checklists submitted: 1
Species sighted: 3
Birds sighted: 3
Bird Species Seen:
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus
2106 - Newport
Checklists submitted: 59
Species sighted: 37
Birds sighted: 1,777
Bird Species Seen:
Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Logrunner, Orthonyx temminckii
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides
Black-faced Woodswallow, Artamus cinereus
Brown-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris
Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
Eastern Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
Galah, Eolophus roseicapillus
Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
Grey Currawong, Strepera versicolor
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides
Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala
Peaceful Dove, Geopelia placida
Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Southern Boobook, Ninox boobook
Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
Striated Heron, Butorides striata
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax
Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena
White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
2107 - Bilgola Beach, Bilgola Plateau, Avalon Beach, Careel Bay, Clareville
Checklists submitted: 154
Species sighted: 64
Birds sighted: 3,498
Bird Species Seen:
Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
Australasian Figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti
Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides
Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca
Bell Miner, Manorina melanophrys
Black Currawong, Strepera fuliginosa
Black Duck-Mallard hybrid,
Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus
Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta
Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Domestic Duck, Domestic Goose
Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus
Eastern Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
Fairy Tern, Sternula nereis
Freckled Duck, Stictonetta naevosa
Galah, Eolophus roseicapillus
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Lewin's Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii
Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Little Raven, Corvus mellori
Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
Musk Lorikeet, Glossopsitta concinna
Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides
Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala
Northern Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata
Red-capped Plover, Charadrius ruficapillus
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Spotted Catbird, Ailuroedus melanotis
Spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus
Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Topknot Pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus
Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena
White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis
White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Zanda funereus
2108 - Palm Beach, Whale Beach, Great Mackerel Beach, Coasters Retreat, Currawong Beach
Checklists submitted: 35
Species sighted: 45
Birds sighted: 715
Bird Species Seen:
Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
Australasian Figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti
Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen
Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides
Black Duck-Mallard hybrid
Black Falcon, Falco subniger
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
Black-faced Monarch, Monarcha melanopsis
Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
Common Blackbird, Turdus merula
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata
Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus
Eastern Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
Galah, Eolophus roseicapillus
Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
Grey Currawong, Strepera versicolor
Grey Shrike-thrush, Colluricincla harmonica
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea
Little Raven, Corvus mellori
Little Tern, Sternula albifrons
Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala
Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscata
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena
White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
