Firstly let me congratulate The Bush Turkeys for another great win in the
Victorian
24-hour race. With 211 species, they'll obviously collect absolute buckets
of money for woodland bird conservation.
My team, the Tang Tang Tintacks - Chris Tzaros, Grant Baverstock, Lawrie Conole
- came in second with 209 species. Just to let TBTs know we are hot on their
heels (if they didn't already sense that at 211/209), we got caught behind a
serious traffic accident & redirected into the burbs by police with about 45-50
minutes left in the race. This prevented us getting those last 2 spp to force
a tie!!!! But seriously - TBTs did very well again, and we did our best to
beat them.
Congratulations also to Richard Walsh & others at the Birds Australia VicGroup
for organising such a terrific event. Attendance/participation was well up
- 8 teams in the 24-hour race and 4 in the 8-hour race. A great effort to
resuscitate
an event previously in decline.
Back to my team and our 24 hours. We had a fabulous time, and ended up VERY
tired, but happy with our effort. This year we birded for about 22.5 hours
out of the 24, which is unusual for us who normally sleep for 4-5 hours, but
helped us to the big 209 - a personal best for us all.
Undoubted highlights included:
- Barking Owl at 2 sites near Bendigo
- fledgling Powerful Owl in the Brisbane Ranges
- great nocturnals in general (see list below)
- walking through a beautiful northern Victorian grassland at 03:00 in the
morning
under a clear sky and three-quarter moon, to see Plains-wanderer, Little
Button-quail,
Australian Pratincole, Stubble Quail, Singing Bushlark and Brown Songlark -
unforgettable & very adrenalin promoting
- a flock of Ruddy Turnstones at Werribee chortling away as they flitted around
Grey Plovers and Pacific Golden Plovers
Our list appears below. Serious students of Twitchathon form will be able to
see the changes we made to our route reflected in the species composition.
You'll also see the great gaping gaps where all our dips were!
Lawrie Conole
"THE TANG TANG TINTACKS" - 2001 TWITCHATHON LIST, 27-28/10/2001.
Lawrie Conole, Grant Baverstock, Chris Tzaros
Dromaiidae Emus
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Phasianidae Quail, Pheasants, Grouse
Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
Dendrocygnidae Tree-Ducks
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
Anatidae Ducks
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
Musk Duck Biziura lobata
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis
Grey Teal Anas gracilis
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Hardhead Aythya australis
Podicepedidae Grebes
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Sulidae Boobies, Gannets
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
Anhingidae Darters
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Pelecanidae Shoebill, Pelicans
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Ardeidae Herons
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
Threskionithidae Ibis, Spoonbills
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
Falconidae Falcons
Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
Gruidae Cranes
Brolga Grus rubicunda
Rallidae Rails
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Turnicidae Button-quails
Little Button-quail Turnix velox
Painted Button-quail Turnix varia
Pedionomidae Plains-wanderer
Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus
Scolopacidae Snipe, Sandpipers
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Charadriidae Plovers
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops
Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Glareolidae Pratincoles
Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella
Laridae Gulls, Terns
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern Sterna bergii
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Columbidae Pigeons
Rock Dove Columba livia
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Cacatuidae Cockatoos
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Loriidae Lorikeets
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Psittacidae Parrots
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
Cuculidae Old World Cuckoos
Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
Strigidae Typical Owls
Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
Barking Owl Ninox connivens
Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae
Tytonidae Barn Owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Podargidae Australian Frogmouths
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Eurostopodidae Eared-Nightjars
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus
Aegothelidae Owlet-nightjars
Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
Halcyonidae Halcyonid Kingfishers
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
Meropidae Bee-eaters
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Menuridae Lyrebirds
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
Climacteridae Australian Treecreepers
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
Maluridae Fairywrens
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus
Pardalotidae Pardalotes, Thornbills, allies
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti
Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus
Speckled Warbler Chthonicola sagittata
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis
Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis
Meliphagidae Honeyeaters, Chats
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus ornatus
Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
Petroicidae Australo-Papuan Robins
Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor
Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
Rose Robin Petroica rosea
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
Pomatostomidae Australo-Papuan Babblers
Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
Neosittidae Sittella
Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Pachycephalidae Whistlers
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis
Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea
Gilbert's Whistler Pachycephala inornata
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Monarchidae Monarchs
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
Grallinidae Magpie-larks
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Rhipidurini Fantail tribe
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Campephagidae Cuckoo-shrikes
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii
Oriolidae Orioles
Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
Artamidae Woodswallows
Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Cracticidae Butcherbirds
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
Corvidae Crows
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
Little Raven Corvus mellori
Corcoracidae Mud-nesters
White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
Alaudidae Larks
Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
Passeridae Sparrows
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Estrildidae Grassfinches
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
Fringillidae Finch,Tanagers,etc
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Hirundinidae Swallows
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans
Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel
Sylviidae Warblers
Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus
Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
Cisticolidae African Warblers
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
Zosteropidae White-eyes
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Turdidae Thrushes
Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Sturnidae Starlings
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
209 species
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