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AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017 SPECIES Jan /Feb 2017 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 1. Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora 2. Blue-billed Duck S
Oxyura australis 3. Musk Duck S
Biziura lobata 4. Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa 5. Black Swan S S S S S S S
Cygnus atratus 6. Cape Barren Goose S S
Cereopsis novaehollandiae 7. Australian Shelduck S S
Tadorna tadornoides 8. Australian Wood Duck S S S S S S S
Chenonetta jubata 9. Pacific Black Duck S S S S S
Anas superciliosa 10. Australasian Shoveler S S S
Anas rhynchotis 11. Grey Teal S S
Anas gracilis 12. Chestnut Teal S S S S
Anas castanea 13. Hardhead S
Aythya australis 14. Australasian Grebe S
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 15. Hoary-headed Grebe S S
Poliocephalus poliocephalus 16. Great Crested Grebe S S
Podiceps cristatus 17. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor S 18. Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix 19. Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus 20. Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli 21. Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides 22. Cape Petrel Daption capense 23. Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta 24. Grey-faced Petrel
Pterodroma gouldi 25. White-headed Petrel
Pterodroma lessoni 26. Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis 27. Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata 28. Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera 29. Gould's Petrel
Pterodroma leucoptera 30. Slender-billed Prion
Pachyptila belcheri 31. Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur S 32. White-chinned Petrel S
Procellaria aequinoctialis SPECIES Jan /Feb 2016 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 2
AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017 SPECIES Jan /Feb 2017 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 33. Grey Petrel
Procellaria cinerea 34. Wedge-tailed Shearwater S
Ardenna pacifica 35. Buller's Shearwater
Ardenna bulleri 36. Sooty Shearwater S
Puffinus griseus 37. Short-tailed Shearwater S S
Puffinus tenuirostris 38. Fluttering Shearwater S
Puffinus gavia 39. Hutton's Shearwater
Puffinus huttoni 40. (Snowy) Wandering Albatross S
Diomedea exulans 41. Black-browed Albatross (S)
Diomedea exulans 42. Royal Albatross
Diomedea melanophris 43. Royal Albatross
Diomedea melanophris 44. Shy Albatross S
Diomedea cauta 45. Yellow-nosed Albatross Diomedea S
chlororhynchos 46. Buller's Albatross S
Diomedea bulleri 47. Sooty Albatross
Phoebetria fusca 48. Wilson's Storm-Petrel S
Oceanites oceanicus 49. Grey-backed Storm-Petrel S
Garrodia nereis 50. White-faced Storm-Petrel S
Pelagodroma marina 51. Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica 52. Australian Gannet S S S
Morus serrator 53. Australian Pelican S S S
Pelecanus conspicillatus 54. Little Pied Cormorant S S S
Phalacrocorax fuscescens 55. Black-faced Cormorant S S S S
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos 56. Little Black Cormorant S S S S
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 57. Great Cormorant S S S S S S
Phalacrocorax carbo 58. Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia 59. White-faced Heron S S S S S S
Egretta novaehollandiae 60. Little Egret S
Egretta garzetta 61. Great Egret
Ardea alba 62. Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis SPECIES Jan /Feb 2017 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 3
AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017
SPECIES Jan /Feb 2017 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 63. Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus 64. Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca 65. Royal Spoonbill
Platelea regia 66. White-bellied Sea-Eagle S
Haliaeetus leucogaster 67. Swamp Harrier S S S S S S
Circus approximans 68. Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus 69. Grey Goshawk
Accipiter novaehollandiae 70. Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus 71. Wedge-tailed Eagle S S S
Aquila audax 72. Brown Falcon S S S
Falco berigora 73. Australian Hobby S
Falco longipennis 74. Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus 75. Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides 76. Lewin's Rail S
Rallus pectoralis 77. Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea 78. Spotless Crake S
Porzana tabuensis 79. Purple Swamphen SB
Porphyrio porphyrio 80. Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa 81. Tasmanian Native-hen S S S S S S E Gallinula mortierii 82. Eurasian Coot S S
Fulica atra 83. Latham's Snipe S
Gallinago hardwickii 84. Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica 85. Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus 86. Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis 87. Common Greenshank S
Tringa nebularia 88. Grey-tailed Tattler
Heteroscelus brevipes 89. Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres 90. Red-necked Stint S
Calidris ruficollis 91. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata 92. Curlew Sandpiper S
Calidris ferruginea
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AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017 SPECIES Jan /Feb 2016 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 93. Pied Oystercatcher S S S
Haematopus longirostris 94. Sooty Oystercatcher S S S
Haematopus fuliginosus 95. Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus 96. Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus 97. Pacific Golden Plover S
Pluvialis fulva 98. Red-capped Plover S
Charadrius ruficapillus 99. Double-banded Plover
Charadrius bicinctus 100. Black-fronted Dotterel S
Elseyornis melanops 101. Hooded Plover SB SB
Thinornis rubricollis 102. Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor 103. Masked Lapwing S S S S S S S
Vanellus miles 104. Great Skua
Catharacta skua 105. Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus 106. Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus 107. Pacific Gull S S S S
Larus pacificus 108. Kelp Gull S S S S S S
Larus dominicanus 109. Silver Gull S S S S S S
Larus novaehollandiae 110. Caspian Tern S S
Sterna caspia 111. Crested Tern S S S S S S
Sterna bergii 112. White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata 113. Fairy Tern
Sterna nereis 114. Rock Dove
Columba livia 115. Spotted Turtle-Dove S
Streptopelia chinensis 116. Common Bronzewing (S) S
Phaps chalcoptera 117. Brush Bronzewing H H
Phaps elegans 118. Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo S S S S
Calyptorhynchus funereus 119. Galah S S
Cacatua roseicapilla 120. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo S S S S S S
Cacatua galerita 121. Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris 122. Musk Lorikeet S S
Glossopsitta concinna 123. Green Rosella S S S S S E Platycercus caledonicus SPECIES Jan /Feb 2016 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5
AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017 SPECIES Jan /Feb 2016 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 124. Eastern Rosella S S
Platycercus eximius 125. Swift Parrot S
Lathamus discolor 126. Blue-winged Parrot S S
Neophema chrysostoma 127. Orange-bellied Parrot S
Neophema chrysogaster c12 128. Ground Parrot S1 S2
Pezoporus wallicu 129. Pallid Cuckoo S
Cuculus pallidus 130. Fan-tailed Cuckoo H
Cacomantis flabelliformis 131. Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis 132. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus 133. Tasmanian Morepork H S1 E Ninox novaeseelandiae 134. Masked Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae 135. Tawny Frogmouth S2
Podargus strigoides 136. Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus 137. White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus 138. Laughing Kookaburra S H S S H S
Dacelo novaeguineae 139. Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus 140. Superb Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiae 141. Superb Fairy-wren S S S S S S
Malurus cyaneus 142. Southern Emu-wren S S
Stipiturus malachurus 143. Spotted Pardalote S S S
Pardalotus punctatus 144. Forty-spotted Pardalote S4 S10 E Pardalotus quadragintus 145. Striated Pardalote S S S S
Pardalotus striatus 146. Tasmanian Scrubwren S S S S E Sericornis humilis 147. Scrubtit S S S
Acanthornis magnus 148. Striated Fieldwren S
Calamanthus fuliginosus 149. Brown Thornbill S S
Acanthiza pusilla 150. Tasmanian Thornbill S S S S E Acanthiza ewingii 151. Yellow-rumped Thornbill S S
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa 152. Yellow Wattlebird S S S S S E Anthocaera paradoxa 153. Little Wattlebird S S S
Anthocaera chrysoptera 154. SPECIES Jan /Feb 2016 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 6
AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017 SPECIES Jan/ Feb 2016 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 155. Noisy Miner S S SB
Manorina melanocephala 156. Yellow-throated Honeyeater S H S S S E Lichenostomus flavicollis 157. Strong-billed Honeyeater S S E Melithreptus validirostris 158. Black-headed Honeyeater S S S S E Melithreptus affinis 159. Crescent Honeyeater S
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera 160. New Holland Honeyeater S S S S S
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 161. Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Phylidonyris melanops 162. Eastern Spinebill S S
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris 163. White-fronted Chat S
Epthianura albifrons 164. Scarlet Robin S S S
Petroica multicolor 165. Flame Robin S SB Petroica phoenicea 166. Pink Robin S S
Petroica rodinogaster 167. Dusky Robin S S E Melanodryas vittata 168. Olive Whistler S
Pachycephala olivacea 169. Golden Whistler S H
Pachycephala pectoralis 170. Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris 171. Grey Shrike-thrush S S S S
Colluricincla harmonica 172. Satin Flycatcher S S
Myiagra cyanoleuca 173. Grey Fantail S S S S S
Rhipidura fuliginosa 174. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike S S S S
Coracina novaehollandiae 175. Dusky Woodswallow S S S S S
Artamus cyanopterus 176. Grey Butcherbird H H H H S S
Cracticus torquatus 177. Australian Magpie S S S S S
Gymnorhina tibicen 178. Black Currawong S S SB H E Strepera fuliginosa 179. Grey Currawong (S)
Strepera versicolor 180. Forest Raven S S S S S S
Corvus tasmanicus 181. Skylark S
Alauda arvensis 182. Australasian Pipit S S S
Anthus novaeseelandiae 183. House Sparrow S S S S S S
Passer domesticus 184. Beautiful Firetail S S S
Stagonopleura bella Species 29 30 31 1 2 3 4
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AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017 Species 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 185. European Greenfinch S
Carduelis chloris 186. European Goldfinch S S S S S S
Carduelis carduelis 187. Welcome Swallow S S S S S S
Hirundo neoxena 188. Tree Martin S S S S S
Hirundo nigricans 189. Little Grassbird
Megalurus gramineus 190. Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus 191. Silvereye S S S S S S
Zosterops lateralis 192. Bassian Thrush
Zoothera lunulata 193. Common Blackbird S S S S S S
Turdus merula 194. Common Starling S S S S S S
Sturnus vulgaris Additional Species 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Rainbow Lorikeet S1 195. Trichoglossus moluccanus
MAMMALS 196. Platypus S
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 197. Short-beaked Echidna (S) S S S
Tachyglossus aculeatus 198. Spot-tailed Quoll (Tiger Quoll)
Dasyurus maculatus 199. Eastern Quoll S
Dasyurus viverrinus 200. Tasmanian Devil S
Sarcophilus harrisii 201. Southern Brown Bandicoot S
Isoodon obesulus 202. Eastern Barred Bandicoot (S)
Perameles gunnii 203. Common Wombat S
Vombatus ursinus 204. Sugar Glider
Ptaurus breviceps 205. Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus 206. Common Brushtail Possum S S S S
Trichosurus vulpecula 207. Long-nosed Potoroo S
Potorous tridactylus 208. Tasmanian Bettong
Bettongia gaimardi 209. Aust Fur seal ? S
Arctocephaluspusillus doriferus
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AOS Pty Ltd www.philipmaher.com Tasmanian birding and mammal tour 29 January – 4 February 2017 Species 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 210. Red-necked Wallaby S S S S S
Macropus rufogriseus 211. Tasmanian Pademelon S S S S
Thylogale billardierii 212. Common Dolphin S
Delphinus delphis 213. Dusky Antechinus
Antechinus swainsonii 214. Swamp Antechinus
Antechinus minimus 215. Water Rat
Hydromys chrysogaster 216. KillerWhale
Orcinus orca 217. Bottlenose Dolphin S S
Tursiops truncatus 218. Humpback Whales S
Megaptera novaeangliae 219. Swamp Rat S
Rattus lutreolus
220. REPTILES 221. Tiger Snake 222. Metallic Skink 223. Blue-tongue Lizard
BUTTERFLIES 224. Marbled Xenica S 225. Common Brown S 226. Shouldered Brown 227. Cabbage White S 228. Meadow Argus S S
FROGS 229. Common Froglet
Crinia signifera 230. Pobblebonk (Banjo) Frog
Lynodynasties dumerilii
FISH 231. Mako shark S
29 30 31 1 2 3 4 NOTES: S = seen, B = breeding, H = heard only, (S) = seen only by a leader, RK = roadkill, E = Tas endemic
Tour participants: Neil Charnock, Magda Dodd, Paul Gatenby, Russell Graham, Fiona Johnson, Martin Painter, Bob Steele, Susan Steele. Tour leader: Philip Maher Tour organiser: Patricia Maher