Mareeba wetlands coastal route to Maroochydore, Newell hwy to Ocean Grove Vic 2016

1/12/16                         319km

It was 8.30 by the time we’d got everything packed away in the camper, we said goodbye to Greg and Marg and exited Mareeba wetland. In Mareeba I cancelled an appointment to have an endoscopy, as I’ll get it done in Melbourne, we collected some mail, and drove down to Hastie’s Swamp, there was no standing water, but it was still muddy, the best birding though was along the road, getting White-cheeked Honeyeater, Scarlet Honeyeater and Black-faced Monarch, 29sp all up. Broomfield Swamp was low, there were no Brolgas or Sarus Cranes, but in the few trees around the lookout there were 15sp. At Henriatta ck camp there were 14sp, but some lovely butterflies including Blue Triangle that were the highlights. The walks down to the river were attractive, but the sound of traffic destroyed the ambiance. Etty bay is an attractive little settlement, and no sooner had we arrived than a Cassowary came sauntering along the road, so everyone there had their camera out, including me. Mission Beach is a lot more touristy, and the beach was devoid of birds, a few town birds were all that were there. We drove up through the seemingly endless banana plantations to Tully Gorge camp, and enjoyed the sound of the river and a few birds such as a juvenile White-bellied Sea-eagle and Lovely Fairywren, and were regularly harassed by March Flies.

2/12                                        363km

Up at dawn and walked the rainforest walk, a look at the river and a walk down the road, ended with 23sp with Macleay’s Honeyeater and Superb Fruit-dove, but the star of the morning was a Cairns Birdwing Butterfly. After a wash in the cold shower and breaky we headed south. First stop was Edmund Kennedy NP 1 which had 12sp with Osprey and Varied Triller. Cassidy beach Ingham was down to 5 sp in uninviting scrub along the beach front. Had lunch at Murralambeen Ck which had a large water hole and some nice reed beds with Crimson Finch, and the trees were hosting White-gaped Honeyeater. Saunders beach camp was a pleasant little spot, but the few waders at the mouth of the river were all on the other side of the river except for a lone Red-necked Stint and Red-capped Plover. Headed inland around the Townsville ringroad to Jones rd Woodstock and camped on a small track along a fenceline in a gully with light woodland and sparse ground cover. The area here has had little if any rain yet and is looking very thirsty.

3/12                                          506km

Heard Boobook Owl and Bush Stone-curlew overnight, up at dawn and after a quick look around the woodland we left at 6.30 with 24sp. First stop was an old site at Inkerman boatramp, there were only a few birds active at 8.20 as it was already quite hot. The narrow neck of Cape Upstart NP 1 was a real disappointment with a flock of Red-tailed Black Cockatoos and a lone Pied Butcherbird calling, there’s very little habitat here. Even worse was Cape Gloucester Hideaway bay, with only 3 birds in the mixed mangroves and woodland, again though it was stiflingly hot as we had our lunch, we went first to Dingo Bay, and decided to take the shortcut over the hill, but it turned into a real 4wd track, we eventually found our way out of the maze of tracks to Hideaway Bay, but it would have been quicker to go back to the turnoff. Midge Point was a bit better with 6sp on the beach and in the mixed mangroves and woodland. Stopped at Finch Hatton gorge, there is no camping here now, so went back down the road a bit and pulled off the road next to the burbling river to watch the darkness encroaching, it was already 17.00 when we arrived so didn’t get a lot of birds before it got dark.

4/12                                            547km

Up at dawn and trawled the road and walking track until 7.00 and ended with 23sp with my best look at a Wompoo Fruit-dove. Down to Lake Kinchant boat ramp, which being a weekend was busy busy busy. The lilies around the edge were hosting a number of breeding Dusky Moorhens, a pair of Wandering Whistling Ducks, and a pair of Cotton Pygmy-goose. Just off the highway Rocky Dam rd Karemal had a surprising 13sp in what was essentially a cane farm with two dams and a few remnant trees. My old spot at Clairview including beach Had an Eastern Curlew and we bought some ice-creams, I had a double strawberry Connoisseur which although nice wasn’t strawberry-y enough . Marlborough creek Marlborough was mostly dry with a Pacific Baza. Mt Etna Caves NP 1 only had 3sp but should provide better birding in better conditions, I’d hoped to be able to climb Mt Etna, just as a talking point but there was no access to what was an old mine site, there is a cave here at the visitor centre that had some wonderful moths and butterflies hanging out in the coolness. Our last stop was at an old site at Georges rd Midgee S of Rockhampton, but the remnant line of trees in the otherwise empty grassland only had 4sp. From there we headed to my brother’s place in Gladstone for the night.

5/12                                              352km

It was 8.30 when we departed my brother’s place and headed down to Tannum Sands for the first survey and got 14sp. At an old site at a truck stop 15km south of Miriam Vale it was already too hot, but despite the noise from the traffic I heard 5sp. From there we headed to Goodnight Scrub NP 1, the pools in the creek here were keeping a few birds active in the tall trees and quality scrub. Not far away at Booyal crossing Burnett river we got Tawny Grassbird and an Osprey. The extension track to Petersen rd S of Maryborough had 9sp. Petrie park Tiaro was our camp for the night, and I had 22sp by dark. It’s a small camping area and not very flat, but it has a pleasant aura about it, and the King Parrots zooming about certainly didn’t detract from that.

6/12                                                      328km

Ended the survey at 6.30 with 30sp with Bush Stone-curlew and Wonga Pigeon. Put in a site at Woondum Rd corner Burridge rd Woondum, and got Cicadabird and the first Variegated Fairywren for a while. Went and had a look at the Trayon slide on campers. The current camper has been written off due to water damage because the people who fixed it last year didn’t seal it properly, I decided to retain it as it should last for a few years yet and a new Trayon is not cheap. From there we drove down to Beachcomber ct Kawana Waters, but there weren’t many birds using the green strip between the houses and the beach, and there were no birds on the beach. I had a wash in the surf and used the hose at the end of the court to get rid of the salt water, I felt refreshed as we headed inland to Mt. Cochin SF Peachester, an old campsite from my caravan relocating days, it was hot and dry and I got 10sp. On to Bellthorpe Forest reserve for 7sp. The site at Mt Brisbane SF Lake Somerset also had 7sp with a White-bellied Sea-eagle. Stopped at Esk NP at 16.10 and had 32sp by dark in the excellent quality forest.

7/12                                                        442km

There was a Boobook Owl and Owlet Nightjar calling overnight, at about 1am after a hot and steamy evening a thunderstorm rolled in, we had two nearby strikes, one of them we heard the fizzling whip crack of the strike before the thunder, quite spectacular. In the morning there was some light rain, so I didn’t add many birds, just some soggy Silvereyes and a few others, I got bitten or stung by something on my arm and I’ve quite a bad reaction to it with a good 6cm welt. On the road south by 7.00 doing old survey sites at Purcell rd Haremere, Lemontree Weir, Condamine river Yandilla, Wyaga ck Bangalow Rd, Billa Billa ck N, Goondoowindi motel, and Forest ck Wearne and stopped at McIntyre river overflow Yetman. The sunset was a stunner with a strikingly rich pink glow in the west, but it was still hot and muggy as it got dark.

8/12                                                          369km

Ended the survey with 47sp, quite a healthy woodland is adjacent to the river, a nice spot. Wolonga camp S of North Star was also a nice woodland with 21sp. On to the Newel Hwy and south, the rest bay 5km north of Terlings camp had 6sp with a pair of young Pied Butcherbirds being fed by a parent. By now the wind was blowing a strong northwesterly at about 80kmh that was lousy for birding but good for my fuel economy. Gwydir river Newell hwy had 15sp, Halls ck south of Moree had some water and had 10sp. Moree south truck stop had a single Magpie clinging for dear life to a tree in the howling wind. We had lunch here in the heat and the wind and the flies. Kilkenny SF Endeavor Rd had 9sp, we then went through Narrabri to Culgoora SF Round swamp and got 20sp by the lake with displaying Great-crested Grebes and a White-bellied Sea-eagle. We then did some washing in Narrabri and headed to Jack’s SF dam arriving at 17.30 where we hung out the washing, which in the heat and the wind, which was moderated greatly by being in the forest was nevertheless nearly all dry by dark.

 

9/12                                                      244km

Just after dark the heat and the humidity had it’s inevitable result as a thunderstorm rolled through the area, it was a quick one though as it came thundering out of the north and dissipated to the south in very short order. It cooled down considerably overnight. At the end of the survey I had 31sp and we continued our way south into a southerly breeze, negating the good fuel economy I got yesterday. Sparrow rd Pilliga had 6sp, Yarraman rd Pilliga had 16sp, Timmallallie ck Newell Hwy had 18sp, Narawa rd Pilliga had 10sp and here I had the best look I’ve ever had of Chestnut-rumped Heathwren, I was standing on some sand hillocks looking for somewhere to go next, when one by one they casually came along, feeding up to 3-4m away from me right out in the open, so I stood rooted to the spot as they casually kept feeding right by me, my heart was bursting with joy at seeing these beautifully subdued little creatures. Got some food in Coonabarabran and headed into the Warrumbungles, the fire they had here certainly did a lot of damage to almost the entire park, bad management somewhere along the line I suspect. Wambelong camp had escaped the fire and was our lunch stop and had 19sp. The farm house and ruin W of Warrumbungles  only had 3sp, had a chat with the farmer who says that the ruin has asbestos, so is best avoided, but otherwise let me have a look around. Gunneemooroo camp now has a gate 3km from it, so we had to walk to do the survey, on a pleasantly warm afternoon that was no great chore, as it’s an easy walk up the valley. The survey had 13sp and then we walked back. Tooraweenah rest stop had 4sp and we stopped at Gilgandra Flora reserve at 18.00 and had 18sp by dark with Glossy Black Cockatoo.

 

 

10/12                                                            322km

It got down to 13 degrees overnight, decidedly chilly. Ended with 33sp. Took a detour to Cobbora SF and tried to take a short cut, but ended up on farm tracks, it’s the problem of using the topographic maps, they show all the roads and too often they bear no resemblance to actual roads and even if the road is there it isn’t necessarily publicly accessable, thankfully the farmer let us through their tracks and out on to the the main road, I do wish that roads were signposted properly particularly if they’re no through roads. From there we went to Spicers Ck Saxa, it did have a road closed sign on it with a proviso for local traffic, I only wanted to go local so I asked the workers if it would be okay for me to use it, they okayed me and my site turned out to be on the other side of the roadworks anyway, so there was no need for the road closure. I got some Plum-headed Finches at the site. Into my site at Dubbo running track which had 12sp with 3 Magpie-lark chicks in a nest, one was a real runt, I don’t like the chances of its survival. By mid afternoon it was into the low thirties in temperature so my site at Days rd south of Dubbo wasn’t productive. Had a look at the Parkes telescope and watched it being moved. Up to Goobang NP 1 to camp. I found a pair of socks that looked like they’d been recently dropped, and decided to adopt them, as I was turning one inside out to clean it a female Red-backed spider appeared, I gave it a flick, but it landed on my other hand, I gave it another flick and it landed on my knee, a third flick sent it onto the ground, but I couldn’t find it, firstly I wasn’t a hundred percent sure I’d got it off me, and also I didn’t want it anywhere near the camper, so we spend a few minutes searching for it, I coaxed it onto a long stick and transported it to a nice cranny away from the camper, may she live long and prosper.

11/12                                                     264km

Added a few more species in the morning and off by 8.00. Noticed a locality called No Mistake and couldn’t resist doing a survey there, and got 13sp with Superb Parrot and there was no mistaking that bird! Next stop along the highway was Gum Swamp, a favourite site of mine and got 43sp with a young White-bellied Sea-eagle sitting on top of its nest, saw the parent too. All in all there were 7 of the 43sp breeding here, so conditions are good. Re-found my spot at Lake Cowal east. There’s been a lot of water here recently with bits of crop all along the fence lines denoting the fact that a lot of farmers lost a lot of crop recently. The highway still had water on either side, and the lake itself was still high, but my site was accessible and we got 24sp whilst we had lunch. Wyrra SF just north of the highway had 12sp and I got my trouser legs coated with burrs, gaters from now on. We followed the west side of Lake Cowal around the Evolution mine and were just about to give up on finding access to the west side when a sign pointed to public access, down through the unlocked gate to the lake side and camped on the shore of the lake at Lake Cowal NW, and had 46sp before dark with around 300 Glossy Ibis in flocks of 60-80 and 3 Magpie Geese as some highlights. As it got dark the mozzies came out and we retreated to the camper.

 

 

12/12                                                         140km

Ended the survey with 52sp, so a good spot when it has water. Over to Corringle SF for 10sp and down to Hiawatha SF for 10sp also. We then went to West Wyalong to buy a shower from the Ace caravan park and then spent some time at the library on the internet. It was 14.20 by the time we got to Bartel’s lane quarry for a late lunch and 6sp. Down to Yarranjerry SF for 14sp with 4 striped Australian Grebes with their parent on the small dam. There was a small sign pointing to a picnic area, so we decided to take a look, we had to remove a log from the track at one stage, so we knew there was no one else down there, when we got there we found a larger dam in the middle of the forest, we decided to camp at Yarranjerry SF camp and had 30sp by dark.

Ringtail damselfly

13/12                                                            292km

Ended the survey with 36sp, tried to get out the southern end of the forest but couldn’t, so had to go back out the northern end. Headed east to Mejum SF Oaklands rd for 15sp then south to Lake Coolah, which had enough water in it to go beyond the fence and had 11sp. Narrandera wetland has the same problem as Mareeba wetlands in that it’s old water, and there’s plenty of new water all around, so I only got 13 sp with only 14 water dependent birds in total, though there were only another 9 woodland birds all up. Up to Murrumbidgee river Euroley for lunch and 15sp. Then back down to Colombo Ck Morundah which was flowing, but in the heat of the afternoon, the birds were largely inactive and I only got 9sp. Into Buckingbong SF for 6sp and Brookong SF was done in 42 degrees heat for 5sp. Then headed east again to Lake Urana to camp and had 42sp by dark, some clouds rolled in and threatened rain, but we didn’t get any, so it’s steamy hot as the sun goes down and the mozzies come out.

14/12                                                            172km

During the night there was light rain, and it was nice and cool in the morning, but cloudy. Heard Tawny Frogmouth and Boobook Owl and ended the survey with 48sp. Heading south, Nowrangie ck had 26sp, with Plumed Whistling Duck and Palmer SF had 18sp. Even Sangar rail which really doesn’t have much habitat had 15sp with Stubble Quail. Coreen SF Coles Rd had 12sp mainly along Coles Rd. Lonesome Pine SF Coreen was lunch and had 14sp with 6 Red-capped Robins, one was a juvenile and came right out on to the edges of the bushes to look at me, but each time it did so an adult would chase it away so I never got a photo of it. Oiltree lagoon had 20sp with plenty of water lapping around the base of the trees, Kentucky SF Balldale had 11sp mostly in the adjoining area rather than in the actual state forest. Picked up fuel in Howlong at $1.24cpl and camped on the Murray river S of Howlong at 14.20, and had a relaxing afternoon by the river, getting 38sp by dark.

15/12                                                                412km

Ended with 40sp and were heading into a chilly Victoria by 8.15. Stopped at Chiltern Fishers rd, and got some Superb Parrots, then in to Indigo cemetery Chiltern NP for 14sp, on to Bartleys block for 22sp then on to the freeway. Stopped at Coach rd Rest area and amid the trees full of chorusing cicadas I found 5sp. Did some Christmas shopping in Geelong and found Bev’s brother’s place in Fontaine Ct Ocean Grove and ended the trip.

16/12

In the early morning pre-dawn I heard a Koel which is the most interesting bird for the trip, so decided to do a survey here and got 21sp by 9.00.

Bird list for the trip. % is of the 94 surveys done. B is for breeding

• Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius 1 (1.06%)
• Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 1 (1.06%)
• Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata 2 (2.13%)
• Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni 2 (2.13%)
• Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata 1 (1.06%)
• Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis 2 (2.13%)
• Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 5 (5.32%) (B)
• Black Swan Cygnus atratus 3 (3.19%)
• Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah 1 (1.06%)
• Hardhead Aythya australis 1 (1.06%)
• Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis 1 (1.06%)
• Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 18 (19.15%) (B)
• Grey Teal Anas gracilis 12 (12.77%) (B)
• Musk Duck Biziura lobata 1 (1.06%)
• Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 11 (11.70%) (B)
• Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus 1 (1.06%)
• Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami 3 (3.19%)
• Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt 1 (1.06%)
• Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis 1 (1.06%)
• Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophora 1 (1.06%)
• Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 6 (6.38%) (B)
• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2 (2.13%) (B)
• Rock Dove Columba livia 2 (2.13%)
• Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 3 (3.19%)
• Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella 3 (3.19%)
• Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca 2 (2.13%)
• Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 11 (11.70%)
• Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 22 (23.40%)
• Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 14 (14.89%)
• Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis 6 (6.38%)
• Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris 2 (2.13%)
• Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa 3 (3.19%)
• Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus 1 (1.06%)
• Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus 2 (2.13%)
• Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus 6 (6.38%)
• Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis 8 (8.51%)
• Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae 5 (5.32%)
• Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis 6 (6.38%)
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis 1 (1.06%)
• Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus 4 (4.26%)
• Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus 1 (1.06%)
• Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides 1 (1.06%)
• Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus 4 (4.26%)
• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 2 (2.13%)
• Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae 3 (3.19%)
• Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 1 (1.06%)
• Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 7 (7.45%)
• Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa 5 (5.32%) (B)
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 6 (6.38%) (B)
• Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius 2 (2.13%)
• Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris 1 (1.06%)
• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus 2 (2.13%)
• Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus 2 (2.13%)
• Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 14 (14.89%)
• Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea 1 (1.06%)
• Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 1 (1.06%)
• Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 2 (2.13%)
• Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae 5 (5.32%)
• Australian Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa 2 (2.13%)
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 5 (5.32%)
• Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 3 (3.19%)
• Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus 1 (1.06%)
• Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 4 (4.26%)
• White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica 9 (9.57%) (B)
• Great Egret Ardea alba 4 (4.26%)
• Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 2 (2.13%)
• White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 15 (15.96%)
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta 1 (1.06%)
• Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus 6 (6.38%)
• Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 2 (2.13%)
• Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes 4 (4.26%)
• Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia 2 (2.13%)
• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 2 (2.13%)
• Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 7 (7.45%)
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 4 (4.26%)
• Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 1 (1.06%)
• Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius 1 (1.06%)
• Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae 4 (4.26%)
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2 (2.13%)
• Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata 1 (1.06%)
• Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax 1 (1.06%)
• Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus 1 (1.06%)
• Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus 1 (1.06%)
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 4 (4.26%) (B)
• Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 10 (10.64%)
• Black Kite Milvus migrans 7 (7.45%)
• Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 (1.06%)
• Barking Owl Ninox connivens 1 (1.06%)
• Southern Boobook Ninox boobook 5 (5.32%)
• Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 13 (13.83%)
• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 12 (12.77%)
• Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus 1 (1.06%)
• Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii 1 (1.06%)
• Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 24 (25.53%)
• Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 25 (26.60%)
• Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii 2 (2.13%)
• Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides 4 (4.26%)
• Australian Hobby Falco longipennis 3 (3.19%)
• Brown Falcon Falco berigora 1 (1.06%)
• Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii 1 (1.06%)
• Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami 1 (1.06%) (B)
• Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Zanda funereus 1 (1.06%)
• Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 28 (29.79%) (B)
• Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris 1 (1.06%)
• Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea 2 (2.13%)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 20 (21.28%)
• Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii 3 (3.19%)
• Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis 4 (4.26%)
• Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus 1 (1.06%)
• Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus 15 (15.96%)
• Blue Bonnet Northiella haematogaster 1 (1.06%)
• Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans 1 (1.06%)
• Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus 6 (6.38%)
• Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius 12 (12.77%)
• Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius 4 (4.26%)
• Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna 2 (2.13%)
• Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala 1 (1.06%)
• Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus 16 (17.02%)
• Spotted Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus maculatus 1 (1.06%)
• Great Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis 3 (3.19%)
• White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea 13 (13.83%)
• Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus 6 (6.38%)
• Lovely Fairy-wren Malurus amabilis 1 (1.06%)
• Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 4 (4.26%)
• Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus 24 (25.53%)
• Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus 7 (7.45%)
• White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus 2 (2.13%)
• Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura 2 (2.13%)
• Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta 1 (1.06%)
• Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata 7 (7.45%)
• Macleay’s Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus 1 (1.06%)
• Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides 3 (3.19%)
• Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus 8 (8.51%)
• Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 8 (8.51%)
• Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 13 (13.83%)
• White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger 1 (1.06%)
• White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis 1 (1.06%)
• Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis 3 (3.19%)
• Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris 7 (7.45%)
• White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis 3 (3.19%)
• White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus 1 (1.06%)
• White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons 1 (1.06%)
• White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor 1 (1.06%)
• Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava 3 (3.19%)
• Lewin’s Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii 8 (8.51%)
• Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata 1 (1.06%)
• Graceful Honeyeater Microptilotis gracilis 2 (2.13%)
• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis 8 (8.51%)
• Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata 4 (4.26%)
• Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens 2 (2.13%)
• Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis 2 (2.13%)
• Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca 3 (3.19%)
• White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata 11 (11.70%)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops 7 (7.45%)
• Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops 1 (1.06%)
• Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala 27 (28.72%) (B)
• Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus 7 (7.45%)
• Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 21 (22.34%) (B)
• Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki 3 (3.19%)
• Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa 2 (2.13%)
• White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea 10 (10.64%) (B)
• Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster 1 (1.06%)
• Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca 8 (8.51%)
• Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 20 (21.28%)
• Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus 3 (3.19%)
• Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Calamanthus pyrrhopygius 1 (1.06%)
• White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis 6 (6.38%)
• Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis 1 (1.06%)
• Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa 10 (10.64%)
• Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana 5 (5.32%)
• Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis 9 (9.57%)
• Mountain Thornbill Acanthiza katherina 1 (1.06%)
• Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis 9 (9.57%)
• Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides 5 (5.32%)
• Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis 8 (8.51%)
• Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera 1 (1.06%)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 24 (25.53%)
• White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis 2 (2.13%)
• Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostris 5 (5.32%)
• White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor 5 (5.32%)
• Varied Triller Lalage leucomela 5 (5.32%)
• Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 24 (25.53%)
• Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 2 (2.13%)
• Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha 2 (2.13%)
• Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 21 (22.34%)
• Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis 1 (1.06%)
• Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus 1 (1.06%)
• Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti 13 (13.83%)
• Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus 8 (8.51%)
• Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus 1 (1.06%)
• Pied Currawong Strepera graculina 13 (13.83%)
• Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi 3 (3.19%)
• Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 39 (41.49%) (B)
• Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis 16 (17.02%) (B)
• Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus 23 (24.47%)
• Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus 2 (2.13%)
• White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus 8 (8.51%)
• Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus 1 (1.06%)
• White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 5 (5.32%)
• Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus 4 (4.26%)
• Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 28 (29.79%)
• Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa 8 (8.51%)
• Torresian Crow Corvus orru 15 (15.96%)
• Little Raven Corvus mellori 6 (6.38%)
• Australian Raven Corvus coronoides 27 (28.72%) (B)
• Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula 7 (7.45%) (B)
• Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 37 (39.36%) (B)
• Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis 3 (3.19%)
• White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos 11 (11.70%) (B)
• Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea 12 (12.77%)
• Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii 7 (7.45%)
• Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster 1 (1.06%)
• Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans 4 (4.26%)
• White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa 1 (1.06%)
• Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis 15 (15.96%)
• Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum 6 (6.38%)
• Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis 9 (9.57%)
• Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata 1 (1.06%)
• Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax 2 (2.13%)
• Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis 2 (2.13%)
• Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton 1 (1.06%)
• Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta 1 (1.06%)
• Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii 3 (3.19%)
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus 5 (5.32%)
• Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 1 (1.06%)
• Horsfield’s Bushlark Mirafra javanica 1 (1.06%)
• Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 5 (5.32%)
• Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi 5 (5.32%)
• Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis 2 (2.13%)
• Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus 3 (3.19%)
• Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis 7 (7.45%)
• Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel 8 (8.51%) (B)
• Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans 6 (6.38%)
• Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 16 (17.02%)
• Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 10 (10.64%)
• Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 9 (9.57%)
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 7 (7.45%)
• Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica 2 (2.13%)
• Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1 (1.06%)
• Greylag Goose Anser anser 1 (1.06%)

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