AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES & TASMANIA

ORNITHOLOGICAL REPORT 5th DECEMBER 2007 – 2 JANUARY 2008

Tom Goossens Susanne Jacops

Photograph cover – female Plains Wanderer – Deniliquin – December 2007

FIRST PAGE

After 2 visits to Australia, the last being Western Australia in 2002, the country was calling me again and we decided to head back there. This time we would concentrate on New South Wales and Tasmania. The aim for Tasmania was to see it’s 12 endemic species in which we succeeded in just 4 days. Furthermore I wanted to see some species in New South Wales which I didn’t see on my 1996 trip. A big bummer was Barrington Tops with no sign of Rufous Scrub-bird and very few birds around. Inland New South Wales was plagued by several years of drought so that many birds were gone from their traditional places. We didn’t even see any Owlet Nightjars around Deniliquin. According to Phil Maher they had very bad times due to the long dry weather, so far 7 years of drought. Everything was so dry that even the Plains Wanderers had moved from their usual plains. If you want to hit the birds in inland Australia it is crucial to have some up-to-date info and best even to wait the right wetter-years. A good way to stay in contact with what goes around in birding Australia is to check in on the Birding- Aus-website or even register on their mailing-list www.shc.melb.catholic.edu.au/home/birding/index

Thanks are due to my girlfriend Susanne Jacops for her great company and support. Furthermore I have to thank the people who send me their reports, gave me extra information or lend me some books being Peter and Erwin Collaerts, Stijn De Win, Maarten Jacobs, Wim Heylen, Justin Jansen and David Van Den Schoor.

GENERAL INFORMATION

FLIGHT AND VISA We booked our flights through Aussietours (www.aussietours.be) and flew with British Airways and Qantas from Brussels to Sydney. We also booked an internal flight from Sydney to Hobart and back. We also pre-booked a flight to Melaleuca with Paravion (www.paravion.com.au) to see Orange-bellied Parrot. A visa is required for Australia. Our travel-agency provided us with an electronic visa.

MONEY The currency in Australia is the Australian Dollar. During our stay the exchange rate was 1 € = 1,65 AU$ . We brought cash and our VISA-card with us. VISA is widely accepted.

ACCOMMODATION & CAR RENTAL There is plenty of accommodation in Australia. Hotels are of high standard equal to Europe. There are also in every town caravan parks where you can stay with your camper or tent or also stay in self- contained cabins. In more touristy places there are backpacker hotels where you can stay dormitory stile. In our day report we state where we stayed each night.

DRIVING Driving is on the left. The roads were generally good to very good. Be careful driving on gravel roads. Always are alert for dust-holes, these are invisible holes filled with very fine sand that act like water if you drive into it. When driving in the interior watch out for road-trains (big trucks pulling 3 or more trailers driving 110 km/hour!). When you approach keep most left because the sides of the roads are often very gravely and when a road train has to move a bit off road a rain of gravel will follow and will smash your windshield! Driving at night in the outback should be limited because of possible close encounters with kangaroos and loose cattle on the road. An international drivers licence combined with your national drivers licence is required.

FOOD & HEALTH We didn’t encounter any problems whatsoever. No immunisations are required.

DANGERS & ANNOYANCES We didn’t come into any dangerous situations. You should always bear in mind that you are in a country with poisonous snakes and also poisonous spiders. Driving at night in the outback should be limited because of possible close encounters with kangaroos and loose cattle on the road.

WEATHER This time of year is the austral summer. During our stay we had quite a bit of rain. Tasmania could be chilly and amazingly also our stay in Deniliquin was very windy and even cold! Be prepared for daytime temperatures that can vary between 18°C and 40°C depending on places. We had temperatures of 18°C in Tasmania, Melbourne and Deniliquin and 30°C+ in Round Hill. Just after our visit in Melbourne temperatures rose until 40°C+!

ITINERARY AUSTRALIA 2007-2008

wed 05/dec Brussel - Londen - Sydney thu 06/dec Arrival Sydney in the evening fri 07/dec Sydney - city sightseeing and visit to Botanical Gardens sat 08/dec Sydney 08.45h - Hobart 10.35h – scenic flight to Melaleuca sun 09/dec Tasmania - Peter Murell reserve - Bruny Island mon 10/dec Tasmania - Bruny Island tue 11/dec Tasmania - Bruny island - Mount Wellington - Hobart wed 12/dec Hobart 06.20h - Sydney 08.05h - Dharug NP thu 13/dec Dharug NP – drive to Barrington Tops NP fri 14/dec Barrington Tops – drive to Nambucca Heads sat 15/dec Nambucca Heads sun 16/dec Drive to Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - drive to Warrabungle NP mon 17/dec Warrabungle NP tue 18/dec Warrabungle NP – drive to Round Hill NP wed 19/dec Round Hill NP thu 20/dec Round Hill NP – drive to Deniliquin fri 21/dec Deniliquin sat 22/dec Deniliquin – birding with Phil Maher sun 23/dec Deniliquin – drive to Great Ocean Road mon 24/dec Great Ocean Road – drive to Melbourne visit family tue 25/dec Melbourne visit family wed 26/dec Melbourne – drive to Wodonga/Chiltern State Forest thu 27/dec Wodonga – drive to Jenolan Caves – drive to Capertee fri 28/dec Capertee Valley – drive to Katoomba sat 29/dec Katoomba – drive to Barren Grounds sun 30/dec Barren Grounds – drive to Sydney mon 31/dec Sydney tue 01/jan Sydney 18.05h - London wed 02/jan London 06.25h - Brussels 11.05h

TASMANIA

The island of Tasmania lies off the south coast of Australia, and is a destination well worth the visit of anyone visiting Australia. Not only is the island wetter and greener than most of Australia (and is reminiscent of New Zealand, or even Britain), but it holds many interesting bird species.

Tasmania has twelve species of bird which are found nowhere else on Earth (i.e. endemic birds). There are also a number of species which are endemic at the subspecies level, such as the threatened Wedge-tailed Eagle and a number of species which are known as breeding endemics. Breeding endemics breed only in Tasmania and migrate to mainland Australia outside the breeding season. The endangered Orange-bellied Parrot and Swift Parrot are two such species.

Tasmanian Endemics: Tasmanian native hen Gallinula mortierii Green rosella Platycercus caledonicus Dusky robin Melanodryas vittata Tasmanian thornbill Acanthiza ewingii Scrubtit Acanthornis magnus Tasmanian (Brown) scrubwren Sericornis humilus Yellow wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa Yellow-throated honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis Black-headed honeyeater Melithreptus affinus Strong-billed honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris Black currawong Strepera fuliginosa Forty-spotted pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus

We included 3 ½ days in our itinerary in order to see the Tassie endemics. We concentrated our efforts in the vicinity of Hobart (Mount Wellington, Peter Murell Reserve), Bruny Island and also included a flight to Southwest NP in order to see Orange-bellied Parrot. We succeeded in seeing all the endemics. We tried for the Tasmanian subspecies of Masked Owl but did not see any, mainly because we did not have good directions of where to find this future split-subspecies.

PETER MURELL RESERVE

The Peter Murell Reserve is one of the best places on mainland Tasmania to find Forty-spotted Pardalote and many other Tassie-endemics.

To find the reserve take the Channel Highway south out of Hobart towards Kingston, Margate and Snug (what a great name). After passing the Antarctic Division (at Kingston) take the Huntingfield Avenue turn on the left into an industrial estate. Continue along the road until you see the Vodaphone factory on your left, just past the factory turn left at the boundary fence. This entrance has a Peter Murrell Reserves sign on it, follow the dirt road down to Penryn Pond and park here. The pond is on your right. There are some walking tracks here. For a map of these tracks see:

www.parks.tas.gov.au/publications/tech/murrellFMP/summary.html I concentrated my efforts around the pond. Tasmanian Native-hens were all around. Yellow-throated Honyeater, Black-headed Honye-eater, Yellow Wattlebird and Green Rosella were fairly easy. I walked around the pond and played the sound of Forty-spotted Pardalote. After a few tries, 2 birds came in and showed very well. I also tried playing the call of Dusky Robin and soon had 2 popping up!

MOUNT WELLINGTON

This is a mountain in close vicinity (10-15km) of Hobart with nice views over the capital-city.

SUMMIT It is possible to drive up to Mount Wellington when road conditions are good. Up the mountain we saw Black Currawong and several Crescent Honeyeaters were calling.

FERN GLADE TRACK Nearby the beginning of the summit-road towards Mount Wellington there is a small settlement called Ferntree. Behind the church there is a lovely walking track along which you can see Scrubtit and Pink Robin. We failed to find the Scrubtit here but we didn’t put in a lot of effort because we already saw it on Bruny Island. We taped in a beautifull male Pink Robin here. Tasmanian Scrubwrens were also around.

BRUNY ISLAND

Bruny Island is reached by a vehicular ferry-crossing from the small town of Kettering (approx. 40km south of Hobart). The ferry makes the 15-minute channel crossing ten times a day.

Bruny Island Ferry Timetable - effective 1st November 2004

DEPART DEPART DEPART DEPART Kettering Bruny Island Kettering Bruny Island Monday to Saturday Friday Only 6.35 am 7.00 am 7.30 pm 7.50 pm 7.45 am 8.25 am Sunday 9.30 am 10.00 am 7.45 am 8.25 am 11.05 am 11.35 am 9.30 am 10.00 am 12.05 pm 12.35 pm 11.05 am 11.35 am 1.45 pm 2.15 pm 12.05 pm 12.35 am 2.45 pm 3.15 pm 1.45 pm 2.15 pm 3.45 pm 4.30 pm 2.45 pm 3.15 pm 5.00 pm 5.30 pm 3.45 pm 4.30 pm 6.30 pm 7.00 pm 5.00 pm 5.30 pm 6.30 pm 7.00 pm

Bruny Island consist a northern and a southern part connected through a small Isthmus. We concentrated our efforts on the southern part. The northern part is better for Forty-spotted Pardalote but because we saw this species at Peter Murell Conservation Area we decided not to spend any time here.

We visited following sites:

1. Cape Queen Elisabeth Track (near Bruny Island Airstrip) This is a walking track that starts just north of the Bruny Island Airstrip, which lies appr. 2 km before the Isthmus. Best birds we saw here were Dusky Robin, Flame Robin and Blue-winged Parrot. Along the Big Lagoon on the right of the trail (approx. 1,5-2 km up) we saw White-fronted Chat and White- bellied Sea-eagle. Thornbills seen here were all Brown. Seems that Tasmanian Thornbill is mostly seen in wetter forest like on Mount Mangana and that the drier areas like along this track only holds Brown Thornbill.

2. Penguin Rookery While driving on the Isthmus from north to south Bruny you will see a sign and a small parking area on your left where the Penguin Rookery is. There is a wooden stair leading over the dune giving views over the rookery. Shortly after dusk Little Penguins come ashore here to their burrows. There are also many burrows of Short-tailed Shearwaters of which we also had close views when they returned to their burrows, truly an amazing experience.

3. Adventure Bay A truly beautifull bay. At the end of the road we stayed at the Adventure Bay Holiday Village. We rented a nice small cabin here and a quick stroll over the premises yielded a beautifull Swift Parrot sitting on the ground feeding on seeds in between the grassy bits! In the bay itself were Black-faced Cormorants flying around and fishing. Along the shore we found a pair of Hooded Plovers.

4. Cape Bruny I drove to Cape Bruny in the hope to see some sea-birds but the wind was very wrong and I only managed to see 1 Shy Albatross and a few Black-faced Cormorants. I also birded along the way up to Cape Bruny taking several stops and these were very rewarding.

5. Mount Mangana This is an area of more wetter forests and home of the more difficult to get Scrubtit. I found Scrubtit along the summit trail. Other goodies seen here were Black Currawong (on the road while driving up), Tasmanian Thornbills, Olive Whistler (taped in) and Tasmanian Scrubwrens.

BRUNY ISLAND MAP

SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PARK

Melaleuca is in the summer-months the breeding site for the rare Orange-ballied Parrot. To reach Melaleuca you can either walk (7day trip!) or take a scenic flight that land at Melaleuca. We opted for the latter ☺ You have to be carefull however because due to weather conditions there is a possibility that the flight is cancelled. I heard several people that had this experience so to be sure to make this trip it is wise to plan in your itinerary the possibility to take the flight in the beginning of your stay in Tasmania as well as in the end. We were lucky that we had nice weather upon arrival in Hobart and we flew right away. Besides Orange-ballied Parrot we also saw Yellow-throated Honeyeater, Beautifull Firetail and Green Rosella. There is also a small chance to see Ground Parrot here and also Southern Emu-wren. We didn’t see these species here.

AIRLINES OF TASMANIA Airlines of Tasmania is a aviation company operating airline and charter service towards Melaleuca. You can contact them through their website http://www.paravion.com.au/

SOUTHWEST WORLD HERITAGE TOUR Tour includes a spectacular scenic flight and boat trip to Bathurst Harbour. There is an opportunity to see the rare and endangered Orange Bellied Parrot. Tour is approx 4 hours and includes refreshments. Departs 0900 and 1330 daily. Adult $180.00 Child $144.00

PLACES TO STAY

Adventure Bay Holiday Village 1005 Main Road Adventure Bay, BRUNY ISLAND phone: 1300 889 557 or 03 62931570 email: [email protected] http://www.adventurebayholidayvillage.com.au/

INALA 320 Cloudy Bay Road, BRUNY ISLAND Phone: +61-3-6293-1217 Fax: +61-3-6293-1082 Mobile: +61-418-124-934 Email: [email protected] http://www.inalabruny.com.au/

DAILY REPORT

Wednesday 5 december 2007 We left home around 6.00h to be in time at Brussels Airport for our flight towards London and then further to Hong-Kong and Sydney.

Thursday 6 december 2007 Night: Sydney – Quality Hotel Cambridge - www.cambridgehotelsydney.com We arrived in Sydney around 21.30h local time. We took the airport shuttle-bus towards the centre and checked-in in the ‘Quality Hotel Cambridge’ which we pre-booked for 2 nights through internet.

Friday 7 december 2007 Weather: clouded and sunny, stormy and rain in the afternoon Night: Sydney – Quality Hotel Cambridge - www.cambridgehotelsydney.com Today was spend exploring Sydney. We walked through the Botanical Gardens and picked up a few species like Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Noisy Miner, Australian Magpie-lark, Australian Raven, Australian Ibis, Little Black Cormorant, Silver Gull, Welcome Swallow, Wood Duck, Pacific Black Duck, Dusky Moorhen… The remainder of the day was spent sightseeing in Sydney.

Saturday 8 december 2007 Weather: clouded and sunny, wind picking up in the afternoon Night: Snug – Caravan Park, self-contained cabin AU$ 85,00 Website - www.seasidetouristparks.com.au/snug.asp

Today we took a flight from Sydney to Hobart (08.40h – 10.10h). We picked up our rental car (booked through Europcar as Avis-rentals are not allowed on Bruny Island!) and drove just a bit further to Cambridge Airport. We booked the scenic South West World Heritage Tour operated by Par Avion Airlines (www.paravion.com.au) through internet in advance.This flight gives you a good chance to see Orange-bellied Parrot during the breeding season. We started of at 13.30h and picked up 2 other birdwatchers on Bruny Island. We were 6 in total in a very small plane, a bit cramped but still a nice flight. Susanne got a bit airsick as the ride was bumpy at times. About an hour later we landed on the Melaleuca airstrip and checked the feeding station. After about 20 minutes a stunning male Orange- bellied Parrot appeared. Than we took a short boatride. Birds of note during this boat-trip were Pacific Gull, Greater Cormorant, Black Swan, New-Holland Honeyeater, Grey Fantail (subs. albispaca) and Yellow-throated Honeyeater. Back on the airstrip we saw a male Superb Fairywren, Tree-martin and Welcome Swallow. We had again a quick stop on the Parrot-feeding station and saw now 1 female and 4 males Orange-bellied Parrot, furthermore also a Beautifull Firetail, Silvereye (subs. lateralis) and a Green Rosella. Around 16.30h we flew back towards Hobart. Along the way we spotted some Australian Gannets above sea. We landed first again on Bruny Island and than back at Cambridge Airport around 18.15h. We set off for Kingston as it was too late to get to the ferry for Bruny Island. We couldn’t find any rooms in Kingston so we drove on towards Snug were we booked a cabin in the Caravan Park (AU$ 85/night).

Sunday 9 december Weather: clouded with sun and rain late afternoon Night: Bruny Island – Adventure Bay Holiday Village, self-contained cabin AU$ 110,00/night - website - www.adventurebayholidayvillage.com.au

Woke up at 5.00h and drove down to the Peter Murrell Conservation Area, which was only about 10 km back in the direction of Kingston. It was already light at 5am! At the reserve I walked around the pool and found Spotted and Striated Pardalotes. After a while I started playing the sound of Forty-spotted Pardalote and shortly after 2 birds responded and came in nicely! Tasmanian Native-hens were around the pool. Yellow Wattlebirds were common. Yellow-throated and Black-headed Honeyeaters were fairly common. A few Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos flew past and I glimpsed a bird which I thought was a Dusky Robin. I played the sound on my Ipod and got a quick response. 2 Birds showed nicely. A few Green Rosellas were also spotted. Other birds recorded here were 2 Horsfields Bronze-cuckoos, Swamp Harrier, Dusky Woodswallow, Grey Shrikethrush, Forest Raven, Australian Pipit, European Goldfinch… En route back to Snug I stopped on a small pool which holded some Eurasian Coots. We left Snug for Kettering to take the ferry towards Bruny Island. Here we walked the Queen Elisabeth-track were we saw 10+ Blue-winged Parakeets, Superb Fairy Wren, Grey Fantail, White- fronted Chat, Black Swan, Masked Lapwing, Great Cormorant, Tree Martin, Grey Shrikethrush, Satin Flycatcher, Brown Thornbill, Green Rosella, Scarlet Robin, Dusky Robin, White-bellied Sea-eagle… Late afternoon we checked in in the Adventure Bay Holiday Village were we booked a self-contained cabin for AU$ 110,00. While we were waiting to be checked in, we made a short stroll over the premises and found a Swift Parrot feeding on the ground! We saw the bird just 5 m from us! That was indeed a lucky find. As soon as it was dark we went to the Penguin-rookery to see the Little Penguins and Short-tailed Shearwaters come in. We saw at least 50 Little Penguins and 15+ Short-tailed Shearwaters.

Monday 10 december Weather: clouded with sunny and rainy periods, pretty cold Night: Adventure Bay Holiday Village, self-contained cabin AU$ 110,00/night

5.00h arise and shine. This morning I drove from Adventure Bay towards Mount Mangana. While driving up a Black Currawong was on the road. A first stop was made on the first lookout. Here a Crescent Honeyeater was calling. A group of Tasmanian Thornbills showed well and now I was 100% sure that the Thornbills along the Queen Elisabeth track were Brown Thornbills. Compared to Brown Thornbill, Tasmanian Thornbill is more delicate looking with often a bit cocked-up tail showing fluffy white undertail-coverts. The breast-markings on Tasmanian Thornbill are almost non-existent. The rufous on the forehead is more washed-out without any darker edgings on the feathers. Tasmanian Scrub-wrens were calling in the low undergrowth. I drove further towards the summit of Mount Mangana and here we did a piece of the summit-trail which yielded 2 Olive-tailed Thrush, Tasmanian Thornbills and Tasmanian Scrubwrens. I tried several times to call in a Scrubtit and after 4 tries I was lucky that one came in to inspect the sound. Also an Olive Whistler was taped in and showed fairly well. From Mount Mangana I drove further towards Cape Bruny stopping at various sites along the way which yielded Flame Robin, Australian Pelican, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Strong-billed Honeyeater, Brown Falcon, Caspian Tern, Dusky Robin, Scarlet Robin,… At Cape Bruny I found 2 Australian Pipits and a White-fronted Chat. I did a short seawatch here but the wind came from the wrong direction. I only saw 1 Shy Albatross and 1 Short-tailed Shearwater. On the cliffs and at sea were 4 Black-faced Cormorants. The drive back to Adventure Bay produced only 2 Pallid Cuckoos. Back at the Holiday Village I again saw a Swift Parrot feeding on the grass! The afternoon was spent checking the beaches of Adventure Bay for Hooded Plover. After 3 stops we saw a pair on the beach. Other birds of note were Pacific- and Kelp Gulls, 2 Black-faced Cormorants, White-faced Heron…

Tuesday 11 december Weather: Heavy clouds with sunny and rainy periods Night: Cambridge - Barilla Holiday Park - Self-contained Cabin AU$ 100,00/night (we got a late arrival discount after 18.00h, normal price AU$ 140,00) – www.barilla.com.au

We left Bruny Island in the morning. In Adventure bay we saw 8 Black-faced Cormorants. On the way to the ferry Susanne spotted 2 Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagles in a tree. During the ferry-ride another 4 Black-faced Cormorants were seen. Also several Crested Terns. From Kettering we drove towards Ferntree were we walked the Ferntree Glad Track where 2 males Pink Robin showed themselves. One of the two responded to my tape. After this we drove up to Mount Wellington. Along the way up we saw a Black Currawong. On the summit we again saw Black Currawong. A small walk here produced 2 Crescent Honeyeaters, Brown Thornbill and a Dusky Robin. After Mount Wellington we drove down to Hobart and paid a visit to the Truganinni Reserve. There were very few birds here. The only thing of note was a female Pink Robin. Than we drove down to Cambridge to look for a place to stay close by the airport as our flight back to Sydney was already at 6.20h! We made a small drive to Pittwater Road to check on the Tasman Masked Owl-site. There was no Owl to be seen. We did see Eastern Rosella here.

Wednesday 12 december Weather: Heavy clouds with sunny and rainy periods, temperature higher than in Tasmania approx. 20°C Night: Wisemans Ferry – Rosevale Caravanpark

Early morning flight back to Sydney. Here we picked up our 4WD-camper and drove down to Dharug NP. We had some difficulties finding the road but managed in the end. We arrived at Wiseman’s Ferry around 14.00h and made a walk along the old Northern Road in search for Rock Warbler and Spotted Quail-thrush but to no avail. There were some birds around and we found among others White-eared-, Lewin’s-, Yellow-faced- and Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters, Red-browed Firetail… Then we checked the Dharug campsite but there was a fee of AU$ 10,00 per person to stay at the campsite. We thought this was a bit high for a campground with just 2 bush-toilets so we tried the Rosevale-campground a few kilometres back towards Wiseman’s Ferry. Here we could get a powered campsite for just AU$ 22,50. Birds spotted around the campsite were Crested Pigeon, Noisy Miner, Masked Lapwing and Australian Magpie.

Thursday 13 december Weather: Heavy clouds with sunny and rainy periods Night: Barrington Tops - bushcamped on Parking area near start of the walking trails. In Barrington Tops there is a AU$ 5,00 camping fee per person.

Got up around 5.00h and walked towards the Great Old Northern Road. I hitchhiked and the first car took me along and dropped me on the start of the ferry from where it was another 500m to the start of the road. I walked up and after about 500m on some rock formations I played the song of Rock Warbler through my Ipod with no response. Continued to climb higher and got a response on my Spotted Quailtrush-sound but the bird didn’t bother to come any closer…damn! Went further, passed a fence until the start of the Finch-trail on the right. This is where I turned and started to go down again. Just 100 m past the gate I heard a ‘squeek’ and when I looked down over the edge just 3 m from me were 2 Rock Warblers! I got good views and continued to go down thinking that now that I saw the ‘bugger’ there would be more to follow. Indeed, when I passed the rock-formations I saw 2 other Rock Warblers high up on one of the rocks! After this I walked back to the campground. Other birds I’ve noted were Green Catbird, Red-browed Firetail, Variegated Fairywren, Brown- and Striated Thornbill, Spotted Pardalote, Brown Goshawk, Brown Cuckoo-dove, Lewins-, Yellow-tufted-, White-eared- and Yellow-cheeked Honeyeater, Crested Pigeon,… We packed our ‘Busshy’ and did a quick walk around the Miller Creek campground. This yielded nothing new. We then started to drive towards Newcastle and further up to Barrington Tops NP were we bushcamped.

Friday 14 december Weather: Sunny with clouded periods, rather cold in Barrington Tops and still chilly in Nambucca Beach Night: Nambucca Beach Holiday Park – AU$ 25,00 (-10% Britz-BIG4 discount) for a powered campsite – website - www.nambuccabeach.com.au

Got up around 5.30h and birded the main road from the start of the walking trails near the end of the Glouchester road. Very few birds were noted, what a disappointment, no sign or beep of the Rufous Scrubbird! Among the very few birds seen were Black-faced Monarch, Yellow Robin, Eastern Whipbird, Brown Goshawk, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Silvereye, Red Wattlebird, Red-browed Treecreeper, Scarlet Robin (where are those Rose Robins?), Brown- and Striated Thornbills and Spotted- and Striated Pardalote. Around noon we left Barrington Tops NP and were on the way towards Coffs Harbour. En route we noted Wedge-tailed Eagle, Brahminy Kite, Australian Kite, Australian Pelican… We checked in at Nambucca Beach Holiday Park. A short stroll to the beach produced nothing new except a Figbird.

Saturday 15 december Weather: A bright, sunny and warm day Night: Nambucca Beach Holiday Park – AU$ 25,00 (-10% Britz-BIG4 discount) for a powered campsite

We decided to stay an extra day here, not so much for the birds but for a bit of relaxation in this nice beach-town. Got of at 6.00h to walk the beach and to do a bit of sea-watching. Sea-watch was hard because of the backlight. A few Shearwaters were seen which were probably Short-tailed Shearwater and furthermore a Little Penguin popped his head out. Also an Australian Gannet past, 2 Little Terns and quiet a few Crested Terns. A Striated Heron and 2 Pied Cormorants also put up appearance. A few dolphins were also noted from which 2 were very close to the beach. Birded along the way to and around the campground which gave me Eastern Whipbird, Brush- and Red Wattlebird, Sacred- and Azure Kingfisher, White-throated Needletail, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Figbird, … Late afternoon saw me again sea-watching on the beach with again some Australian Gannets, 2 Pomarine Jaegers, 2 Sooty Oystercatchers,…

Sunday 16 december Weather: Sunny with clouded periods and rain and thunderstorm in the evening, nice temperature Night: Tamworth - Paradise Tourist Park – AU$ 26,00 (-10% Britz-BIG4 discount) for a powered campsite - www.paradisetouristpark.com.au

We got up at 6.00h and left Nambucca Beach for Dorrigo NP. We stopped on the way and played the call of Forest Raven. 2 birds came in to inspect us. We headed towards Dorrigo where I walked the ‘Rosewood Creek Track’-trail which gave me a wonderful female Paradise Riflebird, White-throated Treecreeper, Long-billed Scrubwren, Brown Gerygone, Rufous Fantail, yellow-throated Scrubwren,… Around midday we drove to the Visitor centre and went on the Canopy-bridge from where we spotted 2 Regent Bowerbirds and a Topknot Pigeon. We continued our way towards Cathedral Rock NP and did a short stroll near the camping ground which produced not much new. On the way out we bumped into 5 White-winged Choughs. We continued our way until we reached Tamworth were we checked in at the Paradise Tourist Park.

Monday 17 december Weather: Nice sunny with some clouds and only 1 small shower Night: Warrumbungle NP – Camp Blackwell in Warrumbungle NP – powered site AU$ 8,00/person/night

Got up at 6.30h, returned the key of the campsite and were of to Warrumbungle NP. Along the road we spotted some Straw-necked Ibis and just before entering Warrumbungle there were 2 Emu’s along the road. In Warrumbungle we checked the visitors centre where we paid our entrance fee (AU$ 7,00) and a powered campsite (AU$ 16,00 for us 2/night). We walked from the campsite back towards the visitor Centre. 2 Brown Treecreepers were a new species for me. There is a small trail behind the Visitor Centre leading to the Blackwell campsite. Along this trail we saw 3 Speckled Warblers. A small drive took me to the western side of the park where a walked a small trail behind the ‘Woolshed’ which was according to the lady at the visitor centre a good spot with many birds. There weren’t so many but this was maybe because I was there in the afternoon. The only noteworthy species were Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Inland-, Buff-rumped- and Yellow Thornbill…

Tuesday 18 december Weather: Nice sunny and warm Night: Warrumbungle NP – Camp Blackwell in Warrumbungle NP – powered site AU$ 8,00/person/night

I got up at 5.15h and set of for the Breadknife-High Tops walk which is 17 km in total starting from Camp Blackwell. A Blue-faced Honeyeater on the campsite was a new trip-species. Just in front of the Visitor Centre I saw the reported Spotted Bowerbird, which was a new species for the park! When I actually started along the walking-track birding was nice on the first part of the walk along Wallaby Flat. I played the sound of Spotted Quail-thrush but got no response. New trip-species were Rufous Whistler and Brown-headed Honeyeater. The first part of the walk is very flat so I thought it was going to be literally ‘a walk in the Park’ until I reached ‘Spirey View’. Here, the road started to climb and a bit further a nearly 400-steps stair was awaiting me. It was a sweaty climb and just for the looks as no new trip-species were added on the list. Views of the landscape were great here. After the necessary photographs I was on my way down again. When I was back around ‘Spirey Creek’ a strange noise got my attention and I started playing the sound of Spotted Quail-thrush. Soon after a bird was flying in, a truly magnificent species and the first Quail-thrush that I saw. It responded well and came in a few times so that I could make some pictures. Satisfied I continued my walk back. Back on the parking area I almost ‘bumped’ into 4 Emu’s which were feeding just next the road. I continued further down to the Visitor Centre and Camp Blackman. In the afternoon we did a short stroll along Wambelong Creek behind Camp Blackman as Sue, from the Visitor Centre, told me this was a good place to be looking for Turquoise Parrots as they breed here. On our short walk none were seen but we did see 5 Striped Honeyeaters and some Rufous Songlarks. In the evening we were invited by our neighbours to join them for a real Australian barbeque.

Wednesday 19 december Weather: Nice sunny and warm Night: Bushcamping in Round Hill NP

Got up around 5.30h to do the trail along Wambelong Creek behind Camp Blackman in search again for Turquoise Parrot. Again without success. I did see a female Budgerigar and a male Red-winged Parrot. Other birds seen along this track were 3 Jacky Winters, Dusky Woodswallow, Australian Kite, Red- rumped Parrot, Brown Treecreeper, Common Bronzewing… We than left for Round Hill NP. Along the way we noticed some parties of Blue-bonnet Parakeets, Apostlebirds, White-winged Choughs and near Round Hill a Speckled Warbler. We arrived at Round Hill late afternoon and bird activity was very low. Flie-activity the more! A short walk produced nothing of interest. Better luck in the morning I hope…

Thursday 20 december Weather: Sunny in the morning and clouds with serious storms in the afternoon. Night: Deniliquin – Paringa Holiday Park – cabin 125 AU$/night - www.paringa.com

This morning I made a walk along the dirt-track through Round Hill NP. At first it was again very quiet and it got me worried. I really had to work on the birds using my Ipod. First one out was a Shy Hylacola which responded very good to the playback of his song. Next a Southern Scrub-robin came out after playing its song soon followed by another one and a third. With the third coming in the 2 first were not too pleased and engaged in combat! According to Thomas & Thomas there should be plenty of Chestnut Quail-thrushes here. I started playing there song and within 5 minutes a beautiful male came popping out and was around me for several minutes. All-righty then, this was going great. Here goes nothing and started playing Red-lored Whistler. Soon a whistler appeared! Could it be?... in this time of year? No, it turned out to be a male Gilbert’s Whistler but still a nice new species for me. Along the way I saw several Splendid Fairy-wrens and boy, they stood out against the drab colours of the Mallee. Due to the many flies we decided to head out and have breakfast somewhere else. We decided to drive until Langtree NP to have a quick breakfast. Our plan to eat flie-free fell true because there were as many flies here as in Round Hill ☺ so we had breakfast in the camper. New bird for the trip seen here was a Little Friarbird. We headed on towards Hay were we had a nasty storm including hail and a lot of wind. We finally arrived in Deniliquin and checked-in in the BIG4 Caravanpark Paringa Holiday Park. Soon after we arrived here a big and very windy storm hit us again and we were very lucky as there was a big branch that fell of a tree 5 cm next to our car.

Friday 21 december Weather: Sunny in the morning but again soon clouds came in and we had steady rain during the rest of the afternoon and thus were forced to stay in. Night: Deniliquin – Paringa Holiday Park – cabin 125 AU$/night

Got up at 5.45h and went to the Deniliquin Sewerage Works first. Wildfowl was present in the form of Pacific Black Duck (50+), Grey Teal (50+), Black Swan (5+), White-eyed Duck (25+), Comb Duck (3), Australian Shelduck (3), Hoary-headed Grebe (10+) and furthermore Australian Pelican, Purple Swamphen, Eurasian Coot, Little Grassbird, Australian Reed Warbler, Whistling Kite, Black Kite, … After this I checked out the swamp area along Avalon Road. There was a lot of water here so not good for Crakes or Bitterns. I did see 3 Magpie Geese, 1 Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Chestnut-eared Finches, Little Egret… Then Tuppa Creek Station area was up but this was very disappointing. On the way up there I saw a flock of 20+ White-fronted Chats. An easy afternoon in the rain working on my lists and report on the laptop.

Saturday 22 december Weather: Clouded, very windy and not to warm, a few small drizzles 18°C Night: Deniliquin – Paringa Holiday Park – cabin 125 AU$/night

Today was spent birding with Phil Maher. He picked us up at the Caravan-park at 6.00h. First we went to a rather small pond still in Deniliquin town to try for Black-backed Bittern. After playing the tape and a bit of waiting 2 birds showed themselves. Next on was Australian Bittern. We checked one of the few remaining rice-paddies and found one bird just in the distance sticking his head out. Due to the drought there were not many rice-fields and any larger open water areas any more and so it was very hard these days for birds related to these areas. We continued our drive in search for Superb Parrot, a few sites were the birds were a week earlier turned out to be disserted. We put Superb Parrot aside for a while and went on to some other sites. We saw a day roost of Tawny Frogmouth with 3 birds and 2 Yellow Rosella’s were new to me. Near a small water-pond we saw 2 White-headed Stilts and 3 Red- kneed Dotterels. We headed out towards another area in search for Australian Owlet-nightjar. Normally this species is easy to find according to Phil but also due to the drought the species has become very difficult in Deniliquin. We searched and tapped many trees with suitable holes in them for over an hour with no luck. We did see White-browed Woodswallow and Diamond Firetail which were both new species for me. We returned to our cabin around 12.00h and Phil picked me back up around 15.00h. Susanne stayed at the cabin reading and visiting the town. We headed straight out for another spot to look for Superb Parrots and were lucky. We found at least 5 birds of which 2 beautiful males. Then we continued our way towards Hay. We got to the plains where we would look for Plains Wanderer in the evening and drove around here for a while. First birds encountered where a few Orange Chats followed by Inland Dotterels of which one was sitting on a nest with 2 eggs. There were also several Banded Lapwings around, as well as Brown Songlark, Singing Bushlarks, Wedge-tailed Eagles, White-winged Fairy Wrens… We had a small picnic just before dusk came in. When it was dark we started driving around and soon found a Stubble Quail. Half hour later we found a male Plains Wanderer! It was a shy bird continuously running away from us. A bit later a stunning female was found and she was very photogenic. She was calling and responded to our imitations. This was a fine closing of a wonderful birding-day. On our way back, just before we entered Deniliquin, Phil spotted a Tawny Frogmouth perched up on a traffic sign. We got back around 24.00h at the Caravan Park and I headed straight for my bed.

Sunday 23 december Weather: Again clouded, windy and rather cold for it being summer here, 18°C Night: BIG 4 Caravan Park Anglesea - www.big4anglesea.com.au

Today we drove out of Deniliquin off to the Great Ocean Road. Phil gave me a spot to look for Powerfull owl, the Botanical Gardens of Castlemaine. We spent an hour searching here for the birds but to no avail. We continued our way and stopped at Point Addis, a site Phil told me to look for Rufous Bristlebird. We saw 2 of these birds with ease. After this we drove down towards a Caravan Park in Anglesea.

Monday 24 december Weather: Windy and chilly, 18°C the most Night: At my cousins place in Melbourne

This morning we drove again towards Point Addis as it was very windy and I hoped to do some seawatching. This proved not too rewarding as only Australian Gannets were seen. Than we headed off towards Melbourne to visit my cousin and his family. Late afternoon and evening was spent relaxing and BBQ-ing.

Tuesday 25 december Weather: a bit warmer and sunnier but still not to warm 20°C Night: At my cousins place in Melbourne

Today was spent in Melbourne sightseeing.

Wednesday 26 december Weather: Very nice weather, 25+°C and sunny Night: Caravan Park Wodonga – powered site 24 AU$/night - www.wccp.com.au/index.htm

We left Melbourne in the morning saying goodbye to my cousin and his family and we were off in the direction of Sydney. We stopped at Euroa because we saw some water reservoirs from the highway. These were not to bad with our first Australian Shoveler, Pink-eared- and Blue-billed Ducks for the trip. We drove on towards Chiltern where we visited the Chiltern State Forest. We arrived there around 14.30h and birded a bit around the parking area at Cyanide dam. This yielded only Fuscous Honeyeater as a new bird. Than we did the White-box-trail (8,4 Km) and we had good views of a male Turquoise Parrot along the first stretch between points 2 and 3 of the trail-map (see appendix I). A bit further we bumped into a nice Koala that was just starting to climb a tree so it was still very low, great views! Other new birds were a flock of White-browed Babblers. A beautiful White-browed Woodswallow was also nice. Around 18.30h we drove a bit further towards Wodonga to search for a Caravan Park as we were both very sweaty and in need of a shower.

Thursday 27 december Weather: sunny and nice Night: bushcamped along the road from Capertee towards Glen Davis

Today was mostly spent driving from Wodonga towards Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains. We arrived at Jenolan Caves around 15.30h. We checked the site for the Greater Sooty Owl in the cave that can be reached by doing the self-guided walk. We didn’t find any owl present so we waited until dusk. At around 19.00h I played the call to get familiarised with it and even when it was still fairly light 2 Owls responded vigorously but failed to show themselves. When it became darker in the cave I used my torch in the direction from where the noise was coming and saw one Greater Sooty Owl high up in the cave! It was still early enough to drive a bit further towards Capertee. We bush-camped along the road from Capertee towards Glen Davis. A nightjar was sitting on the road and turned out to be a White-throated Nightjar!

Friday 28 december Weather: nice and sunny, 25°C+ Night: Cabins in Blackheath near Katoomba

Early rise at 5.30h and birded the main road. Not much new here besides 2 Double-barred Finches, a Crested Shrike-tit and a few White-naped Honeyeaters. We did see quite a few birds of prey like 3 Wedge-tailed Eagles, Australian Hobby, Brown Goshawk and 2 Little Eagles. Late afternoon we drove off towards Katoomba. Here it was so crowdy that all Caravan Parks were full. Because we expected problems if we would camp just next to the road we drove back to Blackheath and found us a cabin.

Saturday 29 december Weather: nice and sunny, 25°C+ Night: bush-camped at Barren Grounds

We got up very early to be on Evan’s Lookout with sunrise. We were amazed to find lot’s of people just bush-camping along the road and rest areas. If we had known this, we wouldn’t needed that cabin and could also have bush-camped. After Evan’s Lookout we went towards the 3 Sisters in Katoomba. Here we heard many Bell Miners but they were all down in the valley, none could be seen from the lookout. There for we decided to go down with the scenic railway. Once down the Bell Miners stopped calling off course and we didn’t get to see any birds! After this we drove towards Barren Grounds. Here we walked a bit and Susanne nearly stepped on a red-bellied Black Snake! In the evening we tried for Ground Parrot. We soon heard them calling. I gave my ipod a go and surprisingly a Ground Parrot responded and flew straight in. It was already getting darker so the views were not too good. I saw a Wombat on the trail, what a nice animal. We bush-camped in the park.

Sunday 30 december Weather: nice and sunny, 25°C+ Night: Saville Park Suites, Chatswood/Sydney

I got up at around 5.30h and went on the Griffith-trail in search for the Eastern Bristlebird. This was not too hard as I soon glimpsed one. I played my Ipod and soon there was one coming in and posed very obliging. I got another 2 Eastern Bristlebirds a bit further down. Also Beautifull Firetail was seen on 2 locations along the Griffith trail. A Ground Parrot was heard. Other birds seen here were Eastern Whipbird, Crimson Rosella, Little Wattlebird and many New-Holland Honeyeaters. We headed out of Barren Grounds but did a short stop at the beginning of the entrance road where it seemed good habitat for Pilotbird which was still missing on our list. There is a little stream with some wetter forest. A tried the Ipod there and 5 minutes later got a response, great! The bird came in and I got short but very good views. This was our last new bird for the trip. We headed for Sydney and brought in the Bush-camper. We took the train towards our hotel in Sydney (Chattswood).

Monday 31 december Weather: nice and sunny, 25°C+ Night: Saville Park Suites, Chatswood/Sydney

Today was spent shopping souvenirs in Chattswood for the home-front. Early evening we got near the harbour to catch a glimps of the Sydney-fireworks. There were fireworks at 21.00h especially for the kids and at 24.00h. New-years eve is spent bi-time in Sydney. All the hotels in the centre are booked full a half year in advance and we were very lucky to still find something in Chattswood.

Tuesday 1 january Weather: nice and sunny, 25-27°C Night: on flight home

Today we had to leave beautiful Australia with sadness in our eyes. We slept longer because we arranged to check out at 11.00h. First we had breakfast in the hotel and because we had an evening evening flight we still had some time to wander around. We than checked out and took the train to the International Airport. A last time over the Harbour Bridge… In Sydney central a last ‘no worries’ and ‘come again’ from a woman we asked directions…Australia, good as ever…catch ya on the flipside…

Species list

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 2 birds just before Warrabungle Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 4 birds seen near Pincham Carpark Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle - 1 bird / en route - few birds Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 20+ birds seen

Little Penguin Eudyptula minor Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 50+ birds seen at nigth at the Penguin Rookery Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 bird at sea

Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Euroa - few birds

Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Near-endemic Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 10+ birds Australia - 26/12/2007 - Euroa - 10+ birds

Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Near-threatened (NT) Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird passing at Cape Bruny

Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 10+ birds at the Penguin Rookery Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird passing at Cape Bruny

Wedge-tailed Shearwater Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - More than 100 birds flying at sea were thought to be this species

Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - 1 bird en route Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 5 birds / Avalon Road - 5 birds Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - En route - flock of 10 birds over

Australian Gannet Morus serrator Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 10+ Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 10+ birds passing at Cape Bruny Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 2 birds from Point Addis

Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - 1 Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - One bird near the campground Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Fairly common near water Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 5+ Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Avalon Road - 2 birds

Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds at sea

Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens Near-endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 4 birds at Cape Bruny and 2 birds in Adventure Bay Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 8 birds in Adventure Bay and 4 birds during the ferry-crossing

Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 2 birds / Avalon Road - few birds

Great Egret Ardea alba Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Few birds seen along the way at Raymond Terrace Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds en route Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird in Adventure Bay Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - En route - 1 bird Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - En route - 1 bird Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - En route - 2 birds Australia - 26/12/2007 - En route Melbourne - Wodonga with small stop at Euroa / Chiltern State - few birds

Little Egret Egretta garzetta Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Avalon Road - 1 bird

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - 50+ Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - few birds

Striated Heron Butorides striata Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - One bird passing along the coast

Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen

Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Endangered (EN) Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen

Australian Ibis Threskiornis molucca Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - Common Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - 3 birds near the campground Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - En route - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - En route - 5+ birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Avalon Road - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 3 birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 1 bird

Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Near-endemic Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Avalon Road - 3 birds

Black Swan Cygnus atratus Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 4 Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island) - 2 birds in Adventure Bay Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Common near water

Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 3 birds Australia - 26/12/2007 - Euroa - 3 birds

Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata fairly common throughout

Gray Teal Anas gracilis Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin) - Common near water Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - En route Melbourne - Wodonga with small stop at Euroa / Chiltern State Forest - Euroa - 50+ birds Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Few birds at the pond Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Fairly common

Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - 5+ Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Few birds at the pond Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Fairly common Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds passing along the coast Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Common near water Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Euroa - 50+ birds

Australian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis Australia - 26/12/2007 - Euroa - 10+ birds

Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Near-endemic Australia - 26/12/2007 - En route Melbourne - Wodonga with small stop at Euroa / Chiltern State Forest - Euroa - 5 birds

White-eyed Duck Aythya australis Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 30+ birds / Avalon Road - 2 birds

Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis Near-threatened (NT) Near-endemic Australia - 26/12/2007 - Euroa - 3 birds

Musk Duck Biziura lobata Near-endemic Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 3 birds

Osprey Pandion haliaetus Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - 1 bird en route Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 bird seen

Australian Kite Elanus axillaris Near-endemic Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - 1 bird en route Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - En route - 4 birds Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen

Black Kite Milvus migrans Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - 1 bird Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen

Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - 1 bird Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - 2 birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - 1 bird en route

White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird at the lagoon along the Queen Elisabeth track Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 bird seen

Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 1 bird flying over Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird over Adventure Bay Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Avalon Road - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen

Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - One bird over the Great Old Northern Road Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - 1 bird Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - 1 bird Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen hunting above Glen Davis

Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Near-endemic Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds in a tree when driving to the ferry Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 2 birds circling on the way down Australia - 16/12/2007 - en route to Tamworth - 2 birds / Cathedral Rock NP - 1 bird Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - 3 birds Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 3 birds seen

Little Eagle Aquila morphnoides Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen

Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - 2 birds Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP en route to Round Hill NP - few birds Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 2 birds seen

Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen hunting above Glen Davis

Brown Falcon Falco berigora Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds at Cape Bruny Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 2 birds seen on the way down Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - 2 birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - 1 bird seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common

Black Falcon Falco subniger Near-endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen

Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 4 birds Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - 1 bird near Mills Creek Campground

Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Near-endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen

Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 1 bird Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - few birds near the Caravanpark Australia - 16/12/2007 - - en route to Tamworth - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Fairly common at the Sewerage Works and Avalon Road Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen

Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - 20+ Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - 1 bird near river in town Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen

Tasmanian Native-hen Gallinula mortierii Country endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 3 birds on a pond just before Kingston Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 5+ birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Few birds seen Australia - 11/12/2007 - Few birds seen en route

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Few birds at a pool en route to Snug Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds at Sewerage Works and Avalon Road Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - En route Melbourne - Wodonga with small stop at Euroa / Chiltern State Forest - Euroa - 50+ birds

Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Few birds seen Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds at the Penguin Rookery

Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds seen at the Penguin Rookery Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds along the sea

Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen

Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Near-endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 20+ birds seen

Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Australia - 7/12/2007 – common throughout

Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 8 birds seen at 3 sites

Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus Near-threatened (NT) Near-endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds in Adventure Bay

Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Avalon Road - 3 birds Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 14 birds seen

Pacific Gull Larus pacificus Near-endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - Few birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds in Adventure Bay

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 10+ birds in Adventure Bay Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - few birds flying around during the ferry-crossing

Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - Common Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - Few birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Few birds flew over Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Common Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Common Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - few birds flying around during the ferry-crossing Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - common Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - 1 bird flying over town Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds along the Great Ocean Road

Little Tern Sternula albifrons Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds along the sea

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds in a lagoon on the way to Cape Bruny

Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - 2 birds seen from the ferry Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - 1 bird in Adventure Bay Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - few birds flying around during the ferry-crossing Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - common

Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds at sea

Rock Pigeon Columba livia Australia - 20/12/2007 - common near urban areas

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - 2 Australia - 11/12/2007 - 2 birds in Hobart

Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - 2 birds near Mills Creek Campground Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 1 bird

Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Near-endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 1 bird Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 3 birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - 1 bird Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - 1 bird Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - 1 bird seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 5+ birds seen

Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird along the Queen Elisabeth track Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds along the way to Mount Mangana

Crested Pigeon Geophaps lophotes Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Fairly common Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Few birds seen Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - En route - few birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - En route - few birds / Warrabungle - 1 bird Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - En route - fairly common Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - common Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Common Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Common Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Katoomba - 2 birds

Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida Near-endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - few birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - few birds Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen

Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Near-endemic Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds seen Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - 1 bird

Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 2 birds Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - One bird near Mills Creek Campground

Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus Near-endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - 1 bird seen from the Canopy boardwalk

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 6 birds seen Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - 3 birds / Nambucca Heads Caraven Park - 4 birds Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 40+ birds seen Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - 3 birds flying over

Galah Eolophus roseicapilla Near-endemic Common throughout

Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris Near-endemic Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Few flocks flying overhead Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Common around Deniliquin

Pink Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - 7 birds halfway between Hay and Deniliquin

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Common throughout

Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Country endemic Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 female passing by along the beach Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 group of about 10 birds

Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - 20+ Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Fairly common

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Country endemic Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Fairly common

Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna Near-endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - 2 birds seen near Hobart Airport Australia - 12/12/2007 – Tasmania - Hobart Airport - 5 birds

Mallee Ringneck Barnardius barnardi Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - few birds in the vicinity of Round Hill NP

Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus Country endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 1 bird at the Melaleuca feeding station Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 2 birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds at the Adventure Bay Holiday Village Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 adult and youngster at Adventure Bay Holiday Village Australia - 11/12/2007 - Ferntree - Mount Wellington - Truganinni Reserve Hobart - Pittwater Road - Fairly common

Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Near-endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - 3 birds along the Great Old Northern Road Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - Fairly common Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - few birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen Australia - 27/12/2007 - Jenolan Caves - Fairly common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Fairly common Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - Fairly common

Yellow Rosella Platycercus flaveolus Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen

Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius Near-endemic Australia - 11/12/2007 - Pittwater Road - 2 birds at Pittwater Road Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 4 birds at the Rosevale Campground Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Few birds en route Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - few birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrbungle - few birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - few birds Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - 4 birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - En route - few birds / Warrabungle - 2 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 3 birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Fairly common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common

Bluebonnet Northiella haematogaster Country endemic Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - few birds Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - 3 birds Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 3 birds seen (Yellow-vented form)

Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 10+ birds along the Queen Elisabeth track

Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster Critically endangered (CR) Near-endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 5 males and 1 female at the Melaleuca feeding station

Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella Country endemic Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - 1 male seen well

Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor Endangered (EN) Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird seen well at Adventure Bay Holiday Village Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird at Adventure Bay Holiday Village

Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Near-endemic Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - 1 female

Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus Near-endemic Australia - 29/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 2 birds seen and few more heard Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds – 1 bird heard

Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - 2 birds along the Great Old Northern Road Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 male seen Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen

Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus Near-endemic Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - 1 male

Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Vulnerable (VU) Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 males and 3 juveniles seen

Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds en route to Cape Bruny

Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird en route to Cape Bruny Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - 2 birds along the Great Old Northern Road Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 2 birds seen

Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 3 birds flying over Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen

Greater Sooty-Owl Tyto tenebricosa Near-endemic Australia - 27/12/2007 - Jenolan Caves - 1 bird seen and another heard

Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Near-endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - 3 birds at a daytime roost and 1 bird at night when driving back into Deniliquin

White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis Near-endemic Australia - 27/12/2007 - Capertee - One bird sitting on the road from Capertee towards Glen Davis

White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 10+ birds seen

Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 bird

Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Country endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 – Common throughout

Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 bird Australia - 16/12/2007 - Cathedral Rock NP - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen

Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 10+ birds seen

Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Few birds en route Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Few birds seen Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - few birds

Australasian Bushlark Mirafra javanica Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 10+ birds seen

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - seen at the airstrip when leaving for Melaleuca

Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena Common throughout

Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Fairly common

Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 4 Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds seen at different sites Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Ferntree - Mt Wellington - Truganinni Reserve - Pittwater Rd - Few birds seen Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 bird Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - Round Hill - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Fairly common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen

Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 1 bird seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds at Cape Bruny Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 10+ birds seen

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird in Adventure Bay Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - 1 bird en route Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Few birds seen Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 1 bird seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - 3 birds Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen

Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris Australia - 12/12/2007 - Dharug - 2 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 3 birds seen

White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor Near-endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - Warrabungle - one pair nesting near the Visitors Centre Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 1 male seen near the visitor Centre Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP - 1 male

Olive-tailed Thrush Zoothera lunulata Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds on the Mount Mangana Summit track Australia - 11/12/2007 - Ferntree - 1 bird seen along the Ferntree Glade Track

Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - Fairly common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Common Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Common Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Ferntree - Mount Wellington - Truganinni Reserve Hobart - Pittwater Road - Common Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - Deniliquin - 1 male Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen

Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Few birds at Sewerage Works and Avalon Road Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds heard

Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus Near-endemic Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Sewerage Works - 1 bird

Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 4 males and 1 female seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen

Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Country endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 5 birds in the grassland behind Camp Blackman Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - few birds Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common

Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Common Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Few birds en route Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Few birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Common Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - common Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - En route Melbourne - Wodonga with small stop at Euroa / Chiltern State Forest - Common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Common

Gray Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 1 bird seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Few birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds along the Queen Elisabeth track Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds seen at different sites Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Ferntree - Mt Wellington - Truganinni Reserve - Pittwater Rd - Few birds at various sites Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - Few birds seen Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - few birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 2 birds seen Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 1 bird seen

Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - 1 bird Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 2 birds seen

Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis Near-endemic Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 2 birds Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - 1 bird

Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Near-endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - Fairly common Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - 3 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 2 birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 males seen

Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 male along the Queen Elisabeth track

Jacky-winter Microeca fascinans Near-endemic Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - 3 birds Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 3 birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 5+ birds seen

Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 males seen en route to Cape Bruny Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 3 birds

Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 males seen

Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea Near-threatened (NT) Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 male along the Queen Elisabeth track Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 3 males seen en route to Cape Bruny

Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster Near-endemic Australia - 11/12/2007 - Tasmania- 2 males at the Ferntree Glade Track and 1 female at Truganinni Reserve

Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata Country endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 2 birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds along the Queen Elisabeth track Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Few birds at Cape Bruny

Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - fairly common Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - Fairly common Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - 2 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - 2 birds Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Katoomba - 1 bird seen Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 3 birds seen

Southern Scrub-Robin Drymodes brunneopygia Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - 3 birds seen

Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus Country endemic Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea Near-endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird taped out at the Mount Mangana trail Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - 1 bird

Gilbert's Whistler Pachycephala inornata Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - 1 bird

Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Australia - 11/12/2007 – Tasmania - One bird at the Truganinni Reserve Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 1 bird

Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Near-endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 5+ birds seen Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - Round Hill - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - Chiltern State Forest - 1 male

Gray Shrike-Thrush Colluricincla harmonica Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 – Seen in small numbers on most visited sites

Gray-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Near-endemic Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - 1 bird en route Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - En route - few birds Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 5 birds seen

White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus Country endemic Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - 6 birds seen

Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - few birds heard Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - HO - Dharug - few birds heard Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - commonly heard and 2 birds seen well Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds seen and more heard Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - 1 immature seen, more heard Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Barren Grounds - few birds heard Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 1 bird seen and few more heard

Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - HO - 1 bird heard along the Great Old Northern Road Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - One pair seen, great views on the walk up to the Breadknife along Spirey Creek

Chestnut Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castanotum Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - 1 male seen very well

White-winged Fairywren Malurus leucopterus Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 male and 2 females seen

Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus Near-endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 1 fine male seen along the Melaleuca airstrip Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Common Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Common Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Ferntree - Mount Wellington - Truganinni Reserve Hobart - Pittwater Road - Common Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Few birds seen Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - few birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - fairly common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Common Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Barren Grounds - fairly common Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - Fairly common

Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - 5+ birds

Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - Few birds in the reeds along the river Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 4 birds high up near the Breadknife

Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus Endangered (EN) Country endemic Australia - 29/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 2 birds heard Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 3 birds seen and 2 more heard

Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti Country endemic Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 2 birds seen at Point Addis

Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus Country endemic Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 1 bird taped in

Rock Warbler Origma solitaria Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - 4 birds on 2 sites along the Great Old Northern Road

Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis Country endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - 2 birds Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Katoomba - 1 bird seen

White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 1 bird Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - Fairly common Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - 1 bird Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Fairly common at both Katoomba and Barren Grounds Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - Common

Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis Country endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Fairly common on Mount Mangana Australia - 11/12/2007 - Tasmania - Few birds at the Fern Tree Glade Track

Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra Country endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - few birds

Scrubtit Acanthornis magna Country endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird seen along the Mount Mangana trail

Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus Near-threatened (NT) Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 5+ birds Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - 1 bird

Shy Heathwren Hylacola cauta Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - 3 birds seen

Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 4 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen

Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 10+ birds along the Queen Elisabeth track Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds en route to Cape Bruny Australia - 11/12/2007 - Mount Wellington - Few birds at the Mount Wellington summit Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 1 bird Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - common Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - Fairly common Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - Fairly common at Dorrigo NP and Cathedral Rock NP Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - Round Hill - few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 1 bird at Point Addis Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Fairly common at both Katoomba and Barren Grounds Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - Common

Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii Country endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Fairly common on Mount Mangana Australia - 11/12/2007 - Ferntree - Few birds at the Fern Tree Glade Track

Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 5+ birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen

Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Near-endemic Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird during the drive to the ferry Australia - 17/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 10+ birds

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 2 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 2 birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - HO - heard

Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - Fairly common

Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - fairly common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - Round Hill - 3 birds Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 4 birds seen

Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki Country endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - few birds

Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - HO - heard

Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 2 birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 5+ birds seen

Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - At least 4 males and 4 females seen

White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds at the lagoon along the Queen Elisabeth track Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - 1 bird at Cape Bruny Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - 20+ birds on the way from Avalon road to Tupp Creek Station Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Varied Sittella Neositta chrysoptera Near-endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds heard Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen

White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea Country endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - 3 birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 1 bird Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen

Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops Country endemic Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 4 birds seen

Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 2 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - 2 birds Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen

Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Near-endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - 1 bird seen along the river Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 1 bird Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 1 male seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - few birds

Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Fairly common Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - 1 bird seen nesting Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 1 bird Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 1 bird seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common

Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus Endangered (EN) Country endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 4 birds seen

Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Fairly common Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Few birds en route to Cape Bruny Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - 1 bird Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - HO - 1 bird heard Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - 1 bird seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 1 bird seen at Melaleuca (Subsp. Lateralis) Australia - 11/12/2007 - Hobart - Few birds at Truganinni Reserve Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - fairly common Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Barrington Tops - few birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 1 bird seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 1 bird at Point Addis

Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - Fairly common Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - fairly common Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Few birds seen

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - Fairly common Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - fairly common Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - few birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 2 birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common

Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen

White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 3 birds seen Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - fairly common Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - 1 bird Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 1 bird seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 5+ birds seen

Yellow-throated Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis Country endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 2 birds during the boat-trip at Melaleuca Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Fairly common

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 4 birds seen Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - fairly common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - Fairly common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen

Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus Country endemic Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - Fairly common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus ornatus Country endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - 2 birds just outside Round Hill NP

White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - 5+ birds Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common

White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Country endemic Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Fairly common

Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis Country endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Fairly common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Fairly common Australia - 11/12/2007 - Hobart - 1 bird seen at the Truganinni Reserve

Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis Country endemic Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris Country endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - 5 birds at Adventure bay and fairly common en route towards Cape Bruny

Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris Country endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen

Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Near-endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - Langtree Nature Reserve - 1 bird Australia - 26/12/2007 - Wodonga Caravan Park - 1 bird

Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus Near-endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen and more heard Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Common Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - fairly common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Common

Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Near-endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird at the first lookout enroute to Mount Mangana Australia - 11/12/2007 - Mount Wellington - Few birds at the Mount Wellington summit

New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Near-endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 2 birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Common Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Common Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Ferntree - Mt Wellington - Truganinni Reserve - Pittwater Road - Fairly common Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Barren Grounds - common Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - Common

White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger Country endemic Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Few birds seen

Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata Country endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 5 birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds heard

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Near-endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 1 bird Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 1 bird seen

Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Near-endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 2 birds seen

Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Country endemic Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - only heard

Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala Near-endemic Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - Common Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - Few birds at Hobart airport Australia - 11/12/2007 – Tasmania - Few birds at the Cambridge Caravanpark Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - common Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Common Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Common Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Common Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Common Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Fairly common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Country endemic Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - fairly common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Few birds seen Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - Langtree Nature Reserve - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata Near-endemic Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - 2 birds / Nambucca Heads Caravan Park - 1 bird Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Few birds seen Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Few birds Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - Few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Katoomba - few birds seen

Brush Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Near-endemic Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 3 birds seen Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Barren Grounds - few birds seen Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - Fairly common

Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa Country endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Fairly common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Few birds seen Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Few birds seen at various sites

Green Figbird Sphecotheres viridis Near-endemic Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Nambucca Heads Caravan Park - 2 birds Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Common

Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 1 bird

Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Australia - 7/12/2007 – Common throughout

White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos Country endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Cathedral Rock NP - 5 birds along the way in Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Warrabungle - fairly common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 7 birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - En route - fairly common Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - Fairly common Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 3 birds seen

Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea Country endemic Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - fairly common Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - common Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus Near-endemic Australia - 20/12/2007 - Round Hill NP - en route to Deniliquin - En route - 1 bird

White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Near-endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - at least 3 birds seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - 1 bird seen

Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - 1 bird seen Australia - 11/12/2007 – Tasmania - Few birds en route Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 2 birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - 1 bird Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - Chiltern State Forest - Fairly common Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 10+ birds seen

Gray Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Near-endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 3 birds seen Australia - 19/12/2007 - Warrumbungle NP (Camp Blackman trail) - en route to Round Hill NP - Warrumbungle - few birds

Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Near-endemic Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - En route - few birds Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen

Australasian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Near-endemic Australia - 7/12/2007 – Common throughout

Pied Currawong Strepera graculina Country endemic Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - 3 Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - 1 bird seen Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Fairly common Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - Few birds seen Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Common Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Fairly common Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - Few birds seen Australia - 27/12/2007 - Jenolan Caves - few birds seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - Few birds seen Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - en route - few birds seen

Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa Country endemic Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds along the road up Mount Mangana Australia - 11/12/2007 - Mount Wellington- 1 bird along the entrance road to Mount Wellington and 1 bird at the summit

Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus Country endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - Dorrigo NP - 1 female seen very well

Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 – Dharug NP - few birds seen near our campground and at the Mills Creek campground Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Nambucca Heads Caravan Park - 2 birds

Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus Country endemic Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - 2 males from the Canopy boardwalk

Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Country endemic Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - male and female / Cathedral Rock NP - female

Spotted Bowerbird Chlamydera maculata Country endemic Australia - 18/12/2007 - Warrabungle - 1 bird seen near the Visitor Centre - rare visitor here, first record for the park

Torresian Crow Corvus orru Australia - 16/12/2007 - Dorrigo NP - Cathedral Rock NP - en route to Tamworth - En route - few birds Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - Few birds seen

Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Country endemic Seen on most sites on the mainland

Little Raven Corvus mellori Country endemic Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin (Deniliquin Sewerage Works-Swamp Avalon Road-Tuppa Creek Station) - Few birds seen Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - Few birds seen Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 1 flock of about 50 birds

Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus Near-endemic Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Fairly common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Fairly common Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Common Australia - 11/12/2007 - Tasmania - Fairly common Australia - 16/12/2007 - En route towards Dorrigo - 2 birds responded to tape and came in

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Australia - 7/12/2007 - Sydney and the Royal Botanical Gardens - 4 Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - En route Sydney-Dharug - common Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Common Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Common Australia - 17/12/2007 - en route to Warrabungle - Warrabungle - En route - few birds Australia - 23/12/2007 - En route Deniliquin - Great Ocean Road - 1 bird seen Australia - 26/12/2007 - En route Melbourne - Wodonga with small stop at Euroa / Chiltern State Forest - Common

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Australia - 7/12/2007 – common throughout

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Australia - 8/12/2007 - common near urban areas

Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella Near-endemic Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 1 bird at the Melaleuca feeding station Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - 1 Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 1 bird flew over the road en route to Cape Bruny Australia - 29/12/2007 - Katoomba - drive to Barren Grounds - Barren Grounds - 1 bird seen Australia - 30/12/2007 - Barren Grounds - 2 birds seen

Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata Near-threatened (NT) Country endemic Australia - 22/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Day out with Phil Maher - 1 bird seen Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 3 birds seen

Red-browed Firetail Neochmia temporalis Country endemic Australia - 12/12/2007 - Flight Hobart-Sydney - drive to Dharug - Dharug - 2 birds Australia - 13/12/2007 - Dharug - en route to Barrington Tops - Dharug - few birds seen Australia - 14/12/2007 - Barrington Tops - drive to Nambucca Heads - Few birds en route Australia - 15/12/2007 - Nambucca Heads - 2 birds seen

Chestnut-eared Finch Taeniopygia castanotis Country endemic Australia - 21/12/2007 - Deniliquin - Avalon Road - 25+ birds Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 20+ birds seen

Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Country endemic Australia - 28/12/2007 - Capertee Valley - 2 birds seen

European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island - 2 birds en route to Cape Bruny

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Australia - 8/12/2007 - Tasmania - flight Melaleuca - Few birds seen Australia - 9/12/2007 - Peter Murell Reserve - Common Australia - 9/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Queen Elisabeth track-Adventure Bay-Penguin Rookery) - Common Australia - 10/12/2007 - Bruny Island (Mount Mangana - Cape Bruny - Adventure Bay - evening drive) - Common Australia - 11/12/2007 - Bruny Island - Ferntree - Mount Wellington - Truganinni Reserve Hobart - Pittwater Road - Common

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books

● Lonely Planet travel guide - Australia - 7th edition ISBN 0864422334 ● Slater - The Slater Field Guide to AUSTRALIAN BIRDS - Paperback (revised edition 2003) Reed New Holland ISBN(10) 1877069000 ● Pizzey & Knight - The Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia - Paperback (2001) Angus&Robertson ISBN 0207196915 ● Simpson&Day - Field Guide to the Birds of Australia - Paperback (1994) Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd. ISBN 071363930X ● Thomas & Thomas – The complete guide to finding the Birds of Australia - Paperback (1999) Athenaeum Press Ltd ISBN: 0952806509 ● Bransbury, John – Where to find Birds in Australia - Paperback (1992) Waymark ISBN: 0646126776

Reports

Trip reports were taken from following websites: www.surfbirds.com www.travellingbirder.com www.birdtours.co.uk

Gregory, Phil Australian Outback, South-east Australia & Tasmania 04-29 may 2004 Fisher, Keith Tasmania Feb 21- mar 11 2007 De Win Stijn Australia trip report 2001 Sep 17 – Dec 15 2001 Jansen Justin Australië + Tasmanië 2006 Sep 7- Dec 1 2006 Birdquest Southern Australia & Tasmania 2007 Oct 12 – Nov 4 2007 Collaerts&Van Den Schoor Trip report Australia July-August 2007 Hottola Tasmania July 2006 Leonard J. Tasmania February 1996

Maps

Good detailed quality maps:

● Australia – Roadmap –freytag&berndt- 1:4000000 nr 7 – ISBN 3707908135 ● Tasmania – State map – UBD - 1:625000 – ISBN 0731917650 ● New South Wales – State map – UBD - 1:600000 – ISBN 0731917626

APPENDIX I – CHILTERN – MOUNT PILOT NATIONAL PARK

APPENDIX II – WARRABUNGLE NATIONAL PARK

APPENDIX III – WARRABUNGLE NATIONAL PARK – Easy walks

APPENDIX IV – DHARUG NATIONAL PARK