Aussie Road Trip (12/19/2016 – 12/31/2016) – Birding Report

Sydney Bourke Brisbane

Participants: Corey Callaghan, Diane Callaghan, and Vader

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Overview: The road trip saw us leave from Sydney on December 19th, 2016. Our first stop was Capertee Valley. From there, we continued northwest towards Bourke. We continued due north into , before heading east towards Saint George. From Saint George, we headed towards a small town called Blackbutt and a nearby State . We then headed to the lower sunshine coast, before working our way south towards Brisbane. From Brisbane, we worked in a general southerly direction, heading south back towards Sydney. The above map, highlights our general route, and if you click on the map, it should take you to an interactive map on google drive to explore. Here, you will find numerous photos from the trip, as well as links to various eBird checklists.

We saw a total of 243 species of on the trip. We also saw numerous mammals, native and feral, and a variety of . Vader The purpose of this trip report is to summarize our general route and findings for anyone who may be travelling to and who may want to embark on their own road trip, without a guide. The road trip was short in duration, compared to the distance covered. In total we travelled 4,000 km, in a span of 13 days. With more time and planning, a similar route could easily yield 300 species. Read below for day-by-day highlights, selected photos, and various birding locations. Any hyperlink should take you to the associated eBird checklist which would provide coordinates of that locale.

Assorted Shorebirds Day 1 (12/19/2016): Sydney to Capertee

Diane, Vader, and I left Sydney at about 11:00 AM and headed towards the famous Capertee Valley. This was my second trip there, but this time we took the B59 (Bells Line of Road) to get over the Blue Mountains. After a couple stops for some ‘Big Things’, and one failed attempt of following up on a recent Gang-Gang Cockatoo report, we were in Lithgow. After a panic attack of not packing my mosquito/fly head-net, I insisted we stop at a camping store to buy one. (Turns out, the head-net was packed away the whole time.) We did a quick drive-through of Lake Wallace, where we netted a quick 21 species in 17 minutes to kick-off the bird listing aspect of the trip. Highlights were the seemingly ever-present Musk Duck and Great-crested at this site.

From there, we were on towards Capertee and the Glen Davis Rd. A stop at Coco Creek produced very little. On the way to our campsite in Glen Davis, we began to pick up some of the typical drier inland species such as Rufous Songlark, White-winged Triller, and Peaceful Doves. We arrived at the campground to find we were the only ones there, which was great! After setting up camp, we ventured off for a hike around town. We picked up the typical that are in the area, such as Sacred Kingfisher, Eastern Rosella, White-plumed , and Red- rumped . The list, totaled 38 species, was highlighted by a family group of White- browed Babblers right by our tent, a Dusky Woodswallow overhead, Speckled Warbler, Brown Treecreeper, and a Double-barred Finch were up the hill behind the bathrooms. We found a Jacky-winter with a nest, and Diane spotted a Striped Honeyeater attending a nest above the bridge that leads into Glen Davis!

The night was capped off with a small campfire, at which we heard Southern Boobook and Australian Owlet-nightjar calling.

Day 2 (12/20/2016): Capertee Valley area

Some raucous Laughing Kookaburras woke us up by 5:00 AM, at which point we laid in the tent listening to the dawn chorus. Eventually, we got up and went for a walk around the Glen Davis campground area. We totaled 34 species in our morning jaunt. We had many of the same birds as yesterday, but our highlights were Diamond Firetail, Fuscous Honeyeater, and Yellow-tufted Honeyeater.

After breakfast and tea, we drove out to site #6, where I’ve had good luck on a previous trip. Unfortunately, there was very little in the way of flowering Eucalypts, but we had a couple of new birds, such as Crested Shrike-tit and Brown-headed Honeyeater. As the heat picked up, I dropped Diane off back at camp and did some car-birding between Glen Davis and the triangle that leads to Glen Alice. I had Wedge-tailed Eagle, Brown Falcon, Zebra Finch, Australasian Bushlark, and Musk Lorikeet as highlights in this stretch.

In the afternoon, we decided to head towards the Wollemi National Park camping area. We went as far as the Capertee River, where we parked and played in the river going over the road. Vader enjoyed watching the Goannas, although he didn’t seem to faze them. We tallied 28 species in this area. An Azure Kingfisher flew down the river, Yellow-faced attended a nest, Dollarbirds were hawking above us, and White-throated Gerygones were calling in the distance. The highlight here was the first lifer of the trip, Brush . A bird we’d hear more often than see the remainder of the trip.

Brush Cuckoo

After dinner, we took a drive towards Glen Alice, the first time I’d been that way. The road to get to Glen Alice is quite bumpy and the car took its first real beating of the trip. On the way there, we stopped for a Gray Butcherbird that was ferociously attacking a Goanna trying to climb a . We surmised that the butcherbird was likely protecting a nest. We ended up at Port Macquarie Road, where we had the usual species, but did have some Straw-necked Ibis on the way as well as another Wedge-tailed Eagle. The highlight here was a Red-bellied Black Snake that was a couple meters long and was quite cooperative, allowing great views! On our way back to camp, as dusk approached we saw our first mammal highlight. A Wombat was feeding in a field along the road.

Day 3 (12/21/2016): Capertee Valley to Bourke

Today was our longest day of the trip as we drove from Capertee Valley all the way to Bourke. We hit one quick stop on the way out in the morning, at birdwatching site #5, but did not have anything of note.

Our first stop on the long drive was in Mudgee, where we went for a walk at the Putta Bucca Wetlands, where we tallied 28 species. We picked up Chestnut Teal, Pacific Black Duck, and Intermediate Egret in the wetlands, in addition to the swamphens and moorhens. A highlight was another Azure Kingfisher along the creek. The best bird here was Plum-headed Finch, another lifer for me, of which I had some distant, sub-par photos.

A stop at “The Big Bogan” in Nyngan yielded some Royal Spoonbill flyovers, but the heat of the day forced us back into the air-conditioned car and back on the road.

We decided to take the ‘long-cut’ to Bourke as I wanted to go through Cobar, despite it adding some distance to the trip. I’m glad we did, as we stopped at the Newey Reservoir and Sewage Treatment White-browed Woodswallow in Cobar for lunch, and some birding. We tallied a quick 36 species in just over an hour. Highlights were good numbers of waterfowl in the sewage ponds, including some Pink-eared Ducks amongst the normal Gray Teal, Pacific Black Duck, and White-eyed Duck. We also had Hoary-headed Grebe here. The real highlights were the woodswallows, as we added both White-browed Woodswallow and Masked Woodswallow here. I also added Spotted Bowerbird and Red-winged to the list here. The hot red-dirt was tough on Vader’s paws, but the reservoir was a reprieve. Also had a cooperative Restless Flycatcher here, while wading in the water with Vader.

The long day Restless Flycatcher only got better, as we broke up the drive from Cobar to Bourke with a quick stop at Gundabooka National Park, where we mostly stayed in the car. The stop yielded 14 species in about 16 minutes, with Brown Falcon, Hooded Robin, Rainbow Bee-eater, Southern Whiteface, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, and Chestnut-rumped Thornbill all included on the list.

Brown Falcon

We arrived at the Mitchell Caravan Park in Bourke just before 7:00 PM. When I was walking to check in at the office, I had a group of at least 11 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo flyover real low affording great views, even without binoculars. Greater Bluebonnets, Pied Butcherbirds, and Little Corellas also abounded on the caravan park grass. Across the street, in a small paddock, we added our first Australian Ibis of the trip, and with them was one Glossy Ibis. We ended the long day at the Bourke Town Wharf, where we added White-bellied Cuckooshrike to the trip list, as well as White-breasted Woodswallow. From here, we found our way to the pub to finish the day with a couple cold beers and some ‘hot chips’.

Day 4 (12/22/2016): Bourke to Saint George

After a reasonable night’s sleep in the tent, much better than anticipated due to how ‘hot’ it is in Bourke, we made our way out Hungerford Rd. We mostly observed the regular species. We did add Striated and Australian Ringneck for the trip, amongst the ubiquitous Crested Pigeons and Australasian Pipits. The highlight here were two Black-faced Woodswallows, our fifth and final woodswallow of the trip. On our way back to our campsite, a stop at the Polygnum Swamp yielded a quick 25 species in 14 minutes, and added some new waterbirds to the trip list, such as Yellow-billed Spoonbill.

The drive north, along the B71 was pretty uneventful, aside from the obligatory photo-op at the border of and Queensland. At Cunnamulla we headed east towards St. George along 49. We started seeing the feral goat population out here, which must have crazy-high densities in parts. The first stop was an auspicious looking pond along the road where we added a large group of Diamond Doves. Also present were Rainbow Bee-eaters, Little Friarbird, , and Brown-headed Honeyeater; all coming to drink in the mucky water. Further along 49, we stopped at Munda Munda Lakes. Overall, there were few waterbirds around, despite the appealing looking conditions. We did have Glossy Ibis, Straw-necked Ibis, Black-fronted Dotterel, and one Pink-eared Duck. But, the best bird here was as we were Diamond Dove driving away I spotted two out in the field, another lifer!

The rest of the drive was pretty uneventful, with a quick detour and drive through at Narkoola National Park. We added Mulga Parrot here, but was quite surprised to find a Channel-billed Cuckoo at this location.

We arrived at St. George in the evening and stayed at Pelican Rest Tourist Park. We went to a great winery not far from where we were staying and enjoyed some local culture in the evening. A great reprise, after many hours in the car the previous two days. That night we ended up sleeping in the car due to pounding rain and storms most the night.

Day 5 (12/23/2015): St. George to Benarkin State Forest

A quick walk around the caravan park in the morning with Vader yielded the typical birds; Yellow-throated Miner and Gray-crowned Babblers included.

We were on our way early. What looked like a great spot, based on eBird reports, Lake Broadwater Conservation Park was a bit of a let-down. Perhaps, you need to know where to look at that location. Deciding not to spend too much time there, we pushed on.

We got to our destination, Benarkin State Forest, before lunch. Let me just preface these next couple paragraphs with something. Diane chose this location to camp at, as it is a state forest that is dog friendly in Queensland. Something that isn’t easy to come by. We camped at Clancy’s Camping Area, which is about a 14 km drive, through the state forest, on gravel road to get there from the highway.

After we made it to the camping area, we set up camp, and I was immediately seeing a lot of activity at the campground. There were quite a few honeyeaters in the above our tent. I ventured off and starting adding birds to the list, some new for the trip, and some lifers. Birds included Spangled Drongo in relatively high abundance, Dollarbirds flying back and forth, Torresian Crows calling in the distance, and Pale-headed Rosellas that visited the campsite area. After we settled in, the three of us took a lengthy walk up the road from the campsite. We only got about 50 meters from our site when we ran into a lot of activity. The most I’ve seen in Australia. After some investigation, we realized it was because there was a ‘honey-hole’ here! Literally, something had caused a lot of sap to leak out of the crotch of a tree that was about eye level and only about 10 meters off the road. In just a short time standing there, we had large numbers of White-naped Honeyeaters, Lewin’s Honeyeaters, and Yellow-faced Honeyeaters come into the tree. Also in the area were Regent Bowerbirds, Speckled Warbler, and Red- backed Fairywrens.

After Vader pulled us away from the tree, we continued up the road about a kilometer. We heard our first Coucal in the distance but never got a look. On our way back to camp, the tree was still attracting a lot of birds. I purposefully collected some firewood, with my binoculars, near that tree. Each trip adding a new bird or two for the day-list.

In the evening, I decided we should take a drive back up the road towards some of the more forest . We only drove about a kilometer or so up the road, mostly uphill, to what looked like decent habitat. After hearing a couple Rufous Fantails, I decided to stop and get out. Bird activity was high with constant action from Brown Gerygones and Brown Thornbills. Only a couple minutes after getting out of the car, we had a bird fly right in front of us. I knew immediately what is was. A Paradise Riflebird! The next ten minutes were spent trying to get views of it, of which we finally succeeded at some mediocre views. Still, a great bird, and great experience. We then continued birding adding more birds, some lifers, and some trip birds. Birds included Black-faced Monarch, Spectacled Monarch, Brown-Cuckoo Dove, and Pacific Emerald Dove. That evening, after dinner, we went for a night walk where we heard Southern Boobook, and saw a Tawny Frogmouth. We also had great looks of a Brush-tail Posssum! The day ended with 61 species! The full list, with coordinates of bird sightings and campground is here.

Pacific Emerald Dove Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Day 6 (12/24/2016): Benarkin State Forest to Maleny

After the previous day, I didn’t think we could top it, but was excited to see what it would be like at dawn chorus. Since, Queensland doesn’t partake in daylight savings time, we were up at about 4:30 (first light). I immediately made my way over to the special tree found the day before. It did not disappoint. This time, there were more honeyeaters coming in to get a taste. Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, , and were all additions to the same birds as yesterday.

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater

Brown Honeyeater

The three of us then drove back up the hill to where we were the previous evening. Activity was good. We had Wonga Pigeon, Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Channel-billed Cuckoo, Green Catbird, and Varied Triller. After looking up, we noticed a large group of about 70 White- throated Needletails foraging. Back at camp, we had many of the same birds as yesterday, including Scaly-breasted Lorikeets that paused briefly above our tent.

By the time we left Benarkin State Forest, we ended the list with 73 species! We kept on making our way towards the coast, and we stopped at Ewan Maddock Dam for some lunch and birding. We had 29 species in just over an hour. Highlights were White-throated Honeyeaters, Comb-crested Jacana, Common Cicadabird, and a Forest Kingfisher that Diane spotted. White-throated Honeyeater

From there we checked into our caravan park, Ocean View Tourist Park, and quickly headed off to the Maleny Botanic Gardens for a stroll. The highlight here was a ‘Carpet Python’ that Diane nearly stepped on, distracted by the flowers. After dropping Diane and Vader off at the campsite, I went back to the Mary Cairncross Reserve for a quick look. It was pretty dark in the rainforest, but I could hear Wompoo Fruit-Doves calling, but could not get a look. The biggest surprise here was a Russet-tailed Thrush singing up a storm about 50 meters into the forest walk. This place seems like a great spot, but not being dog-friendly we elected not to go back in the morning for the dawn chorus.

Day 7 (12/25/2016): Maleny to Brisbane

Christmas day! We were up early and headed towards Bribie Island and Kakadu Beach high tide wader roost. The birding was decent, despite the constant showers. On the bridge to Bribie Island we had our first Brahminy Kite of the trip. But, when we got to the wader roost, it was near monsoon levels of rain. After the rain subsided, we headed out to the blind to quite the treat of waders. About 500 Bar-tailed Godwits, with Far Eastern Curlew, Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, and Great Knot mixed in. Also present was a Beach Thick-knee, Red-capped Plover, Lesser Sand-plover, and Red-necked Stint.

From there, we dodged rain storms and headed to Buckley’s Hole where we had morning tea and cooked some brunch. Northing special observed here, but we did add our first Latham’s Snipe and Pied Stilt of the trip. Also present was a Glossy Ibis, Royal Spoonbill, and a flyby White- Bellied Sea-Eagle. This Pheasant Coucal dried off in the sun as well.

Pheasant Coucal

From there, we made our way to Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, where we got drenched, but did add a new bird; Marsh Sandpiper.

We made our way into Brisbane, where we had a dog-friendly motel reserved and went out for some Vietnamese food for Christmas dinner.

Day 8 (12/26/2016): Brisbane to Border Ranges National Park

The first stop of the morning was a hike, dog-friendly, about 25 minutes from our motel in Brisbane. It was at Nature Refuge Hawkesbury Road, where we tallied 41 species in just shy of two hours. The hike was entirely uphill, but well worth it, as at the top of the hill were a foraging group of Buff-rumped Thornbills. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Little Shrikethrush, and White- eared Monarch were all highlights from the walk.

White-eared Monarch

We headed off to Lynch’s Campground, a free dog-friendly campground just outside Border Ranges National Park. Back in NSW, I started adding some of the birds to my NSW list; Pheasant Coucal, Brown-Cuckoo-Dove, Torresian Crow.

A drive around Border Ranges National Park didn’t produce much, besides extreme stress of taking the compact rental car down some dodgy roads. I did get this cool Topknot Pigeon shot in the fog/mist, and we had Pacific Swifts flying overhead.

Topknot Pigeon

Day 9 (12/27/2016): Border Ranges National Park to Ballina

True rainforest birding started this morning. That is, lots of activity, but very few birds seen. We did see some Wompoo Fruit- Dove, but couldn’t seem to lay Pacific Reef-Heron eyes on any Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, despite their constant calling. Also heard only was a Noisy Pitta. A stop further down the hill, in drier forest yielded some typical birds such as Eastern Whipbird, Common Cicadabird, and Scaly- breasted Lorikeet. We also had Brown Goshawk and Spectacled Monarch here. We headed towards Ballina, with a stop at Jabiru Wetland, in Casino, on the way. We arrived at Flat Rock, which is a dog-friendly beach at about 1:30 PM. Great place, as we were able to take turns visiting the reef, while the other sat with Vader on the beach. Before we even headed to the beach, we found a cooperative male Varied Triller in the coastal heath that surrounds the parking area. The reef held the typical birds, but personal highlights included Pacific Reef- Heron and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.

We made our way to our caravan park for the night, Ballina Beach Village. A bit expensive, but reasonable campsites, with the campground in a good location.

Day 10 (12/28/2016): Ballina to Rose’s Rest Camping Area

Another trip to the Flat Rock Reef in the morning provided fewer birds than the previous evening. However, there were multiple Wandering Tattler on the reef.

Wandering Tattler

On our way to our next destination, we stopped at the Tyndale Rd. Wetlands in Tucabia, with little results, aside from some Brolga.

We made it to our camping destination for the night in the early afternoon, Rose’s Rest Camping Area. A nice walk in the creek was refreshing, as was the White-bellied Cuckooshrike, and multiple Scarlet near our tent.

We took a drive in the evening and did some car-birding. Nothing of note aside from some Superb Lyrebird and a Forest Raven on the fringes of Dorrigo National Park. All in all, a relaxing and relatively uneventful day.

Day 11 (12/29/2016): Rose’s Rest Camping Area to Taree

Today was a hot one, especially amidst a heat wave that was hitting the east coast of Australia. Luckily, the majority of the day we spent at a friend’s house in Taree, where we stayed for the night. It was nice to take a break from the tent camping and use a proper kitchen to cook a decent meal.

However, despite minimal birding on this day, it did provide one of the birding highlights of the trip. On our way south, we stopped at Burrawan State Forest to visit a designated hiking trail to see an enormously large tree, called “Old Bottlebutt”. It was incredibly hot out of the shade, and Vader wasn’t having much of a walk. However, about 50 meters down the trail I noticed a surprising amount of bird activity, given the time of day. Come to find out, there was a stagnant patch of water on the trail that was driving the activity. In a short period of time the following species visited this water hole: Silvereye, Red-browed Firetail, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, , Regent Bowerbird, Black-faced Monarch, Little Wattlebird, Scarlet Myzomela, Lewin’s Honeyeater, White-naped Honeyeater, Brown Thornbill, Gray Fantail, Rufous Fantail, and Eastern Yellow Robin. Absolutely magnificent to stand in one place and see the plethora of birds. Other highlights on the short walk included Yellow-throated Scrubwren, our first visual on a Noisy Pitta, a Spectacled Monarch, and a good look at a White-headed Pigeon.

White-headed Pigeon

The rest of the day was spent indoors, escaping the heat!

Day 12 (12/30/2016): Taree to Barrington Tops State Forest

Barrington Tops National Park is one of the most famous birding spots nearest to Sydney. However, since dogs aren’t allowed we were restricted to the adjacent Barrington Tops State Forest. We got to our campsite before lunch, Dilgry River Camping area. Surprisingly, we were the only ones camping there the entire night. Mostly the usual birds, with constant Superb Lyrebirds calling in the distance, flyover Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Highlights were Crescent Honeyeaters and Olive Whistler, both of which I recorded, and are in the checklist, here.

Day 13 (12/31/2016): Barrington Tops State Forest to Sydney

The final day of the trip saw minimal birding, and mostly driving back home to Sydney. Yet, in the morning we covered many of the same areas as the previous day. We did produce two more new birds to cap off the road trip: Red-browed Treecreeper and Flame Robin. We arrived back to Sydney, exhausted and thrilled after a great road trip throughout such a small portion of Australia.

Leaden Flycatcher

Avian Species List Apostlebird Brown Treecreeper Gray Fantail Australasian Bushlark Brown-headed Honeyeater Gray Goshawk Australasian Darter Brush Cuckoo Gray Shrikethrush Australasian Figbird Buff-rumped Thornbill Gray Teal Australasian Grebe Gray-crowned Babbler Australasian Pipit Channel-billed Cuckoo Great Cormorant Australasian Swamphen Chestnut Teal Australian Brushturkey Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Great Crested Australian Hobby Comb-crested Jacana Great Egret Australian Ibis Common Bronzewing Great Knot Australian Kestrel Common Cicadabird Greater Bluebonnet Australian King-Parrot Common Myna Green Catbird Australian Kite Hoary-headed Grebe Australian Magpie Crescent Honeyeater Hooded Robin Australian Owlet-nightjar Crested Pigeon Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Australian Pelican Crested Shrike-tit House Sparrow Australian Raven Crimson Rosella Intermediate Egret Australian Reed-Warbler Diamond Dove Jacky-winter Australian Ringneck Diamond Firetail Large-billed Scrubwren Azure Kingfisher Dollarbird Latham's Snipe Bar-shouldered Dove Double-barred Finch Laughing Kookaburra Bar-tailed Godwit Dusky Moorhen Leaden Flycatcher Beach Thick-knee Dusky Woodswallow Lesser Sand-Plover Bell Miner Eastern Rosella Lewin's Honeyeater Black Kite Eastern Spinebill Little Black Cormorant Black Swan Eastern Whipbird Little Corella Black-faced Cuckooshrike Eastern Yellow Robin Little Friarbird Black-faced Monarch Emu Little Pied Cormorant Black-faced Woodswallow Eurasian Blackbird Little Raven Black-fronted Dotterel Eurasian Coot Little Shrikethrush Black-tailed Godwit European Starling Little Tern Blue-faced Honeyeater Fairy Martin Little Wattlebird Brahminy Kite Fan-tailed Cuckoo Magpie-lark Brolga Far Eastern Curlew Maned Duck Brown Cuckoo-Dove Flame Robin Gerygone Brown Falcon Forest Kingfisher Marsh Sandpiper Brown Gerygone Forest Raven Masked Lapwing Brown Goshawk Fuscous Honeyeater Masked Woodswallow Brown Honeyeater Galah Mulga Parrot Brown Quail Glossy Ibis Musk Duck Brown Songlark Golden Whistler Musk Lorikeet Brown Thornbill Golden-headed Cisticola New Holland Honeyeater Noisy Miner Rufous Whistler White-browed Babbler Noisy Pitta Russet-tailed Thrush White-browed Scrubwren Olive Whistler Sacred Kingfisher White-browed Woodswallow Olive-backed Oriole Satin Bowerbird White-cheeked Honeyeater Osprey Scaly-breasted Lorikeet White-eared Monarch Pacific Black Duck Scarlet Myzomela White-eyed Duck Pacific Emerald Dove Sharp-tailed Sandpiper White-faced Heron Pacific Golden-Plover Shining Bronze-Cuckoo White-headed Pigeon Pacific Heron Silver Gull White-naped Honeyeater Pacific Koel Silver-eye White-plumed Honeyeater Pacific Reef-Heron Sooty Oystercatcher White-throated Gerygone Pacific Swift Southern Boobook White-throated Honeyeater Pale-headed Rosella Southern Whiteface White-throated Needletail Paradise Riflebird Spangled Drongo White-throated Treecreeper Peaceful Dove Speckled Warbler White-winged Chough Pheasant Coucal Spectacled Monarch White-winged Fairywren Pied Butcherbird Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater White-winged Triller Pied Cormorant Spotted Bowerbird Willie-wagtail Pied Currawong Spotted Dove Wompoo Fruit-Dove Pied Oystercatcher Spotted Pardalote Wonga Pigeon Pied Stilt Straw-necked Ibis Yellow Thornbill Pink-eared Duck Striated Heron Yellow-billed Spoonbill Plumed Whistling-Duck Striated Pardalote Yellow-faced Honeyeater Plum-headed Finch Striped Honeyeater Yellow-rumped Thornbill Rainbow Bee-eater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Rainbow Lorikeet Superb Fairywren Yellow-throated Miner Red Wattlebird Superb Lyrebird Yellow-throated Scrubwren Red-backed Fairywren Swamp Harrier Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Red-browed Firetail Tawny Frogmouth Zebra Finch Red-browed Treecreeper Topknot Pigeon Red-capped Plover Torresian Crow Red-necked Stint Tree Martin Red-rumped Parrot Varied Sittella Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Varied Triller Red-winged Parrot Variegated Fairywren Regent Bowerbird Wandering Tattler Restless Flycatcher Wedge-tailed Eagle Rock Pigeon Welcome Swallow Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Whimbrel Royal Spoonbill Whistling Kite Ruddy Turnstone White-bellied Cuckooshrike Rufous Fantail White-bellied Sea-Eagle Rufous Songlark White-breasted Woodswallow