Hello birdos.
Here's our 175 winning species (Tick Tock Twins – strangely also “TTT”
for short – Paul Rose, Sean Fitzgerald). A modified route saw us get 19
more species than last year despite a tougher year for bush birding and
a cold, drizzly, windy and quiet night. Some common species missed, as
always. Amazingly crazy fun as per normal. Scientific names have been
taken from an old copy of Birds of Australia from our school library
because I had some time to sit down now and e-mail the list through.
So, apologies for any inconsistencies in naming or taxonomic order.
Regardless, the list of what we saw is below. Locations withheld but
you don’t need to be a brain surgeon to suss most of it out. Isn’t that
half the fun ?!?! Cheers, P.
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
Australian Little Grebe Poliocephalus novaehollandiae
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Great Egret Ardea alba
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal Anas gracilis
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Hardhead Aythya australis
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
Musk Duck Biziura lobata
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophorus
Black-tailed Native-Hen Gallinula ventralis
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Crested Tern Sterna bergii
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Rock Dove Columba livia
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccans
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Sacred Kingfisher Halcyon sancta
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel
Richard’s Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Brown Songlark Cinclorhamphus cruralis
Rufous Songlark Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostris
Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
Weebill Smicornis brevirostris
Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops
Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fusca
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Bell Miner Manorina melanophyrs
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
Jacky Winter Microeca leucophaea
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
Little Raven Corvus mellori
Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus
White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Paul Rose
Year 9 Purple Team
Department of Biology and Chemistry
Wesley College - Glen Waverley
620 High Street Road
Glen Waverley 3150
(03) 9881 5426
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