Hi all
For the record, we bird 2-3 times a week and record our observations.
During August we've seen the following that we don't have a long-term record
for-
Little Black Cormorant, Little Pied Cormorant, Straw-necked Ibis;
Australian Wood Duck - returned during last ten days;
Hardhead- sightings on 11&17 August on Bremer River;
Little Eagle- single sighting on 8 August - overflying;
Little Corella - on 2 days only;
Australian King-Parrot - single sighting on 31 August;
Eastern Rosella - single sighting on 31 August;
Azure Kingfisher - probably resident - but infrequently sighted on Bremer
River;
Grey Fantail - winter resident?
Golden Whistler
Rufous Whistler
Varied Triller
Spangled Drongo - single sighting on 29 August;
White-throated Gerygone - single sighting on 6 August, but heard on several
days since;
Golden-headed Cisticola - returned at beginning of month;
Mistletoebird
Silvereye
Yellow-faced Honeyeater - not seen since 17 August;
Blue-faced Honeyeater - returned at beginning of month;
Double-barred Finch
Olive-backed Oriole - single sighting on 17 August;
Figbird - not seen since 17 August;
Our residents include-
Crested Pigeon; Dusky Moorhen; Masked Lapwing; Pacific Black Duck/Mallard
Hybrid;
Collared Sparrowhawk; Rainbow Lorikeet; Scaly-breasted Lorikeet;
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo;
Galah; Pale-headed Rosella; Laughing Kookaburra; Willie Wagtail;
Magpie-lark; Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike; Superb Fairy-wren; Red-backed
Fairy-wren;
Brown Honeyeater; Torresian Crow; Pied Butcherbird; Australian Magpie;
Feral Pigeon; Striated Pardalote; Cattle Egret; Spotted Turtle-Dove;
Common Myna; Common Starling
Regards
Peter
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