26/12/13 125k
Slept in till 7.30 I kept on falling asleep. Had Christmas with the parents yesterday. Because the trip isn’t a long distance I started surveying close to home. I only got to Dargyle Picnic area at Heathcote, but did 18 surveys being at White’s rd Craigieburn, Mickleham Community centre, Farleigh Ct Mickleham, Konagaderra bridge reserve, Brassey Ct Konagaderra, Donnybrook & Mickleham rds, Carawa Dr Rigg Hill, Cameron’s Ln Beveridge, Rowes Ln Wallan, Northern Hwy site, Union Ln Bylands, Gehrey’s Ln SW Kilmore, Kings Ln W Kilmore, Willowmavin W, Pyalong cemetery, Dempster track Spring Plain forest, Dairy Flat Rd Spring Plain forest and arrived at Dargyle picnic Mt Ida NP at 18.00. I stopped at Wallan to pick up some food and paid for ice which it turned out they didn’t have, so had to go back to the counter to get a refund, got a bag in Heathcote that was $1 cheaper. A cold change came through mid-morning and threatened rain all morning, but I never got more than light drizzle and by lunch time the clouds had cleared.
27/12 235k
Couldn’t get up again this morning, had a progressive breaky, a bit at the first three stops, did 12 surveys today zigzagging my way along the Calder hwy doing Hicks Ln N Heathcote, Crosbie NR, Craigs Ln Knowsley, Lake Epalock Moorabee Rd, Smart Tk dam Knowsley, Taig Tk Axedale, Leichardt rail, Inglewood Flora res, Mt Koorong reserve picnic area, Skinner’s Flat reserve, Calder Hwy S BMG quarry, filled up diesel in Bendigo at my usual Apco servo, cost $1.59.7 most of the others were $1.63.9. Started out in a light jumper, by the end of the day it was mid 30s, the nice southerly was almost gone and I was searching for shade. Ended up at Tyrell Ck SE of Dumosa at 15.30.
28/12 233k
Struggled out of bed at 7.00, went via Walsh Arnold rd Culgoa to have a look at Green Lake reserve camp, $20 for a powered site, doesn’t say anything about non-powered. Lake Tyrell South had four shallow pools with Red-capped Dotterels and I found a pair of Rufous Fieldwrens. By mid-morning it was already hot. Found my way in to Bronzewing reserve open area which was hot and dry, the Bronzewing reserve powerlines spot only had two species. As I got to Timberoo FFR Scott Rd it was 43 degrees and I got a blood nose which took several minutes to stop. Took a chance on Walpeup lake but despite being 8metres deep it was bone dry and the toilets were long disused. At the back was a service door in which was the main cock which was still connected, so I filled up my washbowl with water and splashed myself down, I also wetted a towel and draped it over the fridge. This attracted feral bees. I was happily swatting them one by one and hadn’t realized that with the car doors open to cool the inside down, they’d found a nice spot to swarm inside the rear left door, there were over 100 there before I discovered them. With liberal usage of Rid and a lot of swatting it was an hour or so before I persuaded them that they were not welcome, surprisingly I never got stung once. Later they had another go, and they lost quite a few more, by 18.30 it had cooled to 30 degrees and the birds were becoming active, so I went out chasing birds instead of bees.
29/12 164k
It was a decidedly cold 10 degrees when I got up at 7.00. Last night the wind came in blasting from the south, I was sheltered by the trees, but I was worried one was going to fall on me. It had moderated by morning so all day I had a nice cool breeze which for the most part seemed to keep the birds active as I meandered my way through Sunset NP starting with West Galah, then Walpeup Sewerage, Linga Willsmore Rd, Pink Lakes in Murray Sunset NP, Mt Cozier track, Mt. Cozier track dry lake, Mt Cozier track camp, then backtracked for Honeymoon Hut track 1, and on to Mt Jess cnr Honeymoon track, Honeymoon track 2, ending at what I think is Wymlet tank, but it’s dry. Several of my old pre Hema Navigator sites are way off the mark and I have no idea where they are. Got up to 29 degrees and mostly sunny. My wet towel fridge attracted some bees again, but only a few and they didn’t last long. One of the supplies that Bev got me was a salami, so I could cook my camp specialty: salami, mushroom, onion, and canned tomato, but she accidentally got a spicy one that brings tears to my eyes, not just runny nose hot which is as hot as I like it.
30/12 238k
7.00 seems to be my time to rise, cool again in the morning with a light warm breeze most of the day, got up to 33 degrees which it hung around for most of the arvo. Headed east to Trinita rd W of Trinita, into Bulla lake camp Hattah NP and found it partially flooded, did Hattah NP 1. Got the Mallee Emu-wren at the Nowingi track site, did the Konardin track site, the site 5km south of Nowingi had Red-backed Kingfisher, White-backed Swallow and Major Mitchell Cockatoo. Spent $23 on food in Mildura, had lunch at Lake Hawthorn and filled the tank for $88 at $1.63.9c/l in Merbein which was cheaper than Mildura. Did Perry Sandhills Wentworth then drove up to the Darling river anabranch crossing to camp by 15.00 and lazed in the shade.
Australian Pelican in Lake Cawndilla
31/12 271k
For the second night in a row I’ve had a minor blood nose, this morning’s as I woke up. It was 17 degrees in the morning and quickly rose to 32 degrees, then for most of the arvo it was 38 degrees. Been drinking melted ice out of the esky, about 300ml after each survey after lunch. I got another White-backed Swallow on an old survey site. Did a lot of lake surveys, both wet and dry. First Niala lake, then Popiltah lake SW. On to double dam Silver City Hwy. The most interesting one was at the Popiltah rest area where Yellow-throated Miners and Apostlebirds were begging around the cars, then a band of scrub where Yellow-throated Miners were feeding, then a band of ploughed lake bed that had no birds, then dry lake bed with Magpies and Magpie-larks, then a wet muddy edge with Masked Lapwings and Straw-necked Ibis, and the water’s edge with Black-tailed Native Hens, Red-kneed Dotterels and Whiskered Terns. North to Silver City Hwy south, I then took the Packer’s crossing route stopping at Backwell bore then Packers crossing Lake Tandou then to Kinchega NP and did Lake Cawndilla, Emu lake, Morton Boulka picnic area, then Lake Menindee, and camped by the Pamameroo lake south edge by 17.30. I thought I’d finish early today, instead I was late, but still had some time to sit by the lake’s edge and let the warm breeze cool me down before struggling through another hot salami dinner followed by nice cool yoghurt and icy cold grapes.
My tent in the cool sand at the edge of Pamameroo Lake
1/1/14 346k
I had neighbors last night about 1k from me, they had very loud music, they also had a ski boat with very loud music, and when the sun went down they went out on very loud motorbikes, a very loud generator started up and more loud music. I eventually got to sleep with the tent pitched inches from the gently lapping water on cool wet sand. At midnight I awoke to their very loud fireworks with the loud music unabated, there are too many loud people in this world. In the morning it was 24 degrees and it heated up quickly. The Lake Menindee inlet regulator had 800 pelicans and 600 cormorants. Stephens creek Quandong was dry. I got some more fresh fruit and vegies in WOW Broken Hill at the plaza shopping centre which has taken me many visits to find as it’s not signposted. Got 36.4L diesel doing 481k for it. Cost $58.86 with a Woolworths discount voucher. Headed north and the birding got poor with only a few species at most sites, doing The Springs track Stephens Ck, Euriowie Ck, Fowlers Gap tank, 1.5km south of Coko Ck, I picked out one site 140km south of Tibooburra that I thought would have no species having only very dry grass as habitat and a few stunted shrubs, but there was a Nankeen Kestrel in the powerlines that I hadn’t spotted until I stopped. Ended at Cobham Lake which still had a good water level, and got 28 species including Freckled Duck with both Orange and Crimson Chats. There were over 100 sheep here and the water was pretty scungy, all that shit meant a shit load of flies. Got to 45 degrees, most of the day it was 42-43 degrees, it was still 41 degrees at 20.30.
2/1 190k
24 degrees again this morning, added a few more species like Blue-billed Duck and a few more Freckled Duck, then hit the road with a rapidly rising temperature. Got breathalyzed at one stage, the cop told me I was silly for not using my air-conditioning, but I don’t like going from cold to hot to cold every time a do a survey, which is usually about every half hour. First stop was at Silver City Hwy north. At Milparinka well there were several sheep and goats stuck in the gloop they make when they get in to the water to drink. Depot Glen was dry. The tanks that I surveyed in Sturt NP were chockers full of birds with the water being good if a bit low, they were: South Myers tank, Mt King tank, and Stubberfield’s tank, also mark 4 tourist drive creek crossing. In the national park the Budgies were using the floating vegetation as rafts to float on whilst they drank, the private tanks with so many sheep and goats eat all the vegetation. By 14.00 it was 48 degrees after being 47 degrees since 11.00. So I called it a day at Olive Downs campsite, they’ve upgraded the campsite with a gas bbq, tables, toilets and even recycle bins. For me though the saviour was the water. I took shelter in the shade of the BBQ enclosure and soaked a rag and draped it over my head and shoulders, with frequent trips to the fridge for drinks of ice cold water and a few grapes. Even in these extremes I got 9 species, 2 of which I frightened off as I arrived. I left out a bowl of water but the only fauna to take advantage of it were 2 ants which drowned. Very few flies despite a lot of roo pooh, the producers of which I had unfortunately evicted when I arrived. Still 46 degrees at 20.00.
3/1 315k
A most uncomfortable night, the heat from the ground just kept on coming up all night making me sweat. I had positioned the tent north-south, but what little breeze there was came in at 90 degrees so I had virtually no breeze to cool me down. It was 33 degrees when I got up. Had a wash and headed for Cameron’s corner. Stopped at double creek crossing and Mulga site, Toora gate, Lignum tank, I got the biggest surprise of the day at Fort Grey basin in Sturt NP, I didn’t even know it could collect water, there were a heap of birds using it and it looks like it will hold water for some time to come. Did my Cameron Corner site then picked up a large lump of ice for $5 at the corner shop which kept me in nice cold drinking water for the day. Did Omicron station NE, then Sullivans tank which was worth going back for as it had 33 species including Glossy Ibis, Brolga and Banded Lapwing. North to a pipeline N of Santos station then I ended the day at Knob ck. It stayed around 33 degrees till lunch then rose to 42 degrees with a strong southerly wind. To try and keep the fridge out of the sun I parked the car next to the least spindly of the small Mulgas this meant that the tailgate which I use as a table to cook on was facing into a strong wind. I waited until there was enough shade next to the car and cooked dinner on the ground, not a good idea, I had tried to create a wind break but a lot of grit had swirled around and got into my dinner, so it was like an unwashed lettuce. I had arrived at 16.10, my first species was a Crested Pigeon at 19.20. As the evening came in I got another 7 species.
4/1 293k
The wind whistled through the tent, rattling it all night long, it was a pleasant 17 degrees in the morning. Surveyed Bean Tree waterhole, then had a no birder at a desolate spot at Orientis Rd junction where it meets the bitumen. Bitumen 45k from Innaminka… sacrilege! Thankfully it went back to dirt at the SA border. Best birding today was along Cooper Ck where there are still pools at Burke’s grave and Cooper Ck causeway. Went up the Cordillo Downs Rd to Darmody bore and the small ck on Cordillo Downs Rd north of it to survey old sites. Then back to Innaminka and filled up, put 67.5L in at $2.09c/L did 921k. Got some ice at the pub as the ice machine at the shop was broken, and headed south. I had a try at some grasswrens at 45km south of Innaminka on the dunes, saw some prints in the sand and thought I heard some contact calls but couldn’t find any. Ended up at Moomba small mast between two sand dunes near the junction to the gas fields. All day the wind blew strongly from the south enough to pick up the dust from the road, top temp was 32 degrees.
5/1 259k
The wind abated and the trucks almost ceased, with the temperature going down to 17 degrees I had a good night’s sleep. Managed to find a pair of Eyrean Grasswrens on a dune 32km south of Moomba, then to Strzelecki ck, got a Black-breasted Buzzard and a Cinnamon Quail-thrush on Strzelecki track Indon station, on to 215km S of Innaminka and then Montecollina bore. I was glad to get off the new Strzelecki track as it’s got way too much traffic on it. I took the Arkaroola track, did a survey at Arkaroola track creek, then Mulligan tank and ended up at Terrapinna springs. There was still some water in the pool though it had several dead roos around it and a dead Emu in it with fish tugging on its rotting flesh. The temp stayed nicely at 32 degrees for most of the arvo then shot up to 38 degrees as I got in to the Gammon ranges, but camped under the trees with a nice breeze, it’s not too bad at all.
6/1 292k
During the night the wind came howling in from the south rattling my tent again, This meant the morning’s temp was 17 degrees again, but with the wind I needed to put a jumper on till midday when it got to 20 degrees. Headed south to pipeline north of Mulga station, Two mile creek Wooltana station, McKinley creek Wertaloona station, Wearing gorge, and in to Chambers Gorge to do my 2 sites in there, first the Chambers gorge track site, then the main Chambers gorge site. I’ve been here a few times now, but the sight from in the gorge is such a magnificent one that I still get a thrill seeing it. There is a little bit of water here which is attracting a lot of goats that are hammering the low vegetation. Got a Little Woodswallow in its ideal habitat. Back out to Bell bore and ended up at Sandyoota well on Frome downs station, a few trees, no water.
7/1 340k
The wind picked up again from the south before dawn which set the old windmill clacking and clanging. Went down to check it out on my morning round and it seemed as though its clattering blades got a little more excited as I drew near, but it was a forlorn site with broken concrete and rusted tanks, as I turned away it gave another burst as if to say “Look I’m still useful, I’m still doing my job” Bit sad really. Added Redthroat, Crested Bellbird and a few others and headed south into yet another head wind. It was 17 degrees again in the morning and again I needed my jumper in the wind, got to 27 degrees in a late surge. Surveyed Cumanoona homestead NW on a small track, Nillinghoo creek and homestead, Yunta rd E Wyranie hill , Galah ck Tiverton station, Ocalia creek Manunda station, Oratan rock Manunda station, Staker dam drain Lilydale station, Sturt Vale station north and claypan Pine Valley station. I had 3 no bird surveys today with 2 in a row, followed by one with a pair of White-browed Treecreepers and the next had a pair of Hooded Robins. At Yunta I bought $50 of fuel at $1.60.9c/L. There was no fresh food in town so I didn’t buy ice or milk. Camped at Morgan Vale Claypan which was dry.
8/1 188k
14 degrees this morning with no wind, so I didn’t need my jumper for long. Surveyed East Sandy dam, Olympic Boundary track, Amil dam, Canegrass dam, in Danggali, then 29 mile dam Chowilla RR, Chowilla RR cattle grid and Chowilla RR yard in Chowilla Regional reserve. The birding through Danggali and Chowilla was patchy, I got some White-browed Treecreepers and Chestnut Quail-thrush. Surveyed camp 13 Monoman island. Spent $86 on fuel at $1.63.9c/L so dearer than at Yunta, and $43 on food in Renmark. I checked out a motor home site in Renmark that was supposed to have tap water, but it was blocked off. drove down to Berri and camped at Martin’s Bend. Too many powerboats and generators in a nice spot, got a long list of birds but no stand-outs. No drinking water available here either. Not too many flies and no mozzies.
9/1 26k
I decided today was a relax day. I moved to Plush’s Bend just out of Renmark and spent the day lounging and dozing by the river. During the day I had noticed some ne’er do wells camped next to me, they were mildly annoying, as the arvo wore on one got drunk and got loud, complaining to the world about how it had wronged him. Two of them headed off in the late arvo talking about heading to the pub for more grog, and I decided I really didn’t want to be around when they got back, so I moved my camp about 300 meters away to a nice shady spot. I had noticed someone in the river and thought he belonged to a nearby camper, but then found he had a kayak and when I met him he said he was kayaking up the Murray and was going to walk the last leg to Mt kosciuszko, we had a good old natter whilst he waited for a friend to come and pick him up. As a consequence I was a bit late getting to bed. temp 15-37 degrees a good day not to be in the desert.
10/1 197k
22 degrees when I got up, Chris came back with my 20L of water, (since this camp has no drinking water, I got Chris to get me some water from his friend) I feel a lot safer with two full water containers. Bought some more grapes and ice and headed south. First stop was Obst rd Ingalta, then to Settlement rd Sunset NP east to The Crater which was disappointing, then to North South Settlement trk north then south to North South track middle and North South track south, then I back-tracked a bit and went on an easterly track that I shouldn’t have as it deteriorated into a motorbike track, I got through it with only minor scratching, I had to stop twice to pull out old fencing wire from under the car. Did South Bore track north, South Bore track south turned east to do Pheeney’s track, then went out on Pheeney’s track west, found Pheeny’s track W camp that I didn’t know existed near the edge of the park, but I had a better idea and went to Paruna which turned out to not be a good idea but a disappointment as the shower was locked and the site pokey, so I headed south to Peebinga and had a lot of trouble finding a way in to the NP. The first obvious track wasn’t there, the next one north just north of Berrock HS went to a dead end. The next one up Rockhole rd I eventually made it through, though at one stage the track was blocked by a thick mass of dried out rolley-polley weeds, I put a blanket over the bonnet and pushed my way through, the first lot parted okay but the second lot reared up over my bonnet like an angry monster. The last 100m or so there was no track at all, so there was no evidence of a track when I got to Boundary track, where I camped naming it Rockhole rd 1 Sunset NP. I immediately got a Chestnut Quail-thrush. The temp was 38-42 degrees for most of the arvo so not a comfortable day.
An insubstantial track block
11/1 128k
Found a Mallee Fowl nest that looks like the egg chamber has been prepared for an egg, took some photos. Slow going today, did the three old spots on Sunset track , Murray Sunset NP Sunset Tk west, Murray Sunset NP Sunset Tk middle and Murray Sunset NP Sunset Tk east and added Sunset track 1 and Sunset track west end, then went down to No. 6 Bore Track North Sunset NP, on to North 5 Chain Rd Murrayville and down to the site at Big Desert SF 1 and in to Scorpion Springs CP via the Border track, it goes through private property with no trespass signs, I’ve used the road before so kept going and sure enough there is a notice board at the entrance to the park as a welcome, so not sure what’s going on there. The tracks are 20kph with some deep sand and nearly all corrugated. First site was Scorpion Springs Nannam’s well Tk, then all the sites sounded as if they should have water at them but they were all dry, they were Fish ponds, Cox Windmill and Nannams Well. Camped at Pine Hut Soak. It got to 37 degrees from a low of 20 degrees with a mild southerly wind.
12/1 184k
It cooled down quickly last night with the southerly, and I was soon putting the sleeping bag over me, the wind died to nothing in the morning, then picked up again from the south as the day wore on. The temp rose steadily to get to 42 degrees, but it never felt that hot. It was a grueling day of sand hills doing Ngarkat CP Cente Tk north and Ngarkat CP Pertendi Tk, to Pertendi Bore, a quick dash up the bitumen and over to Baan Hill Paek via Duckhole rd, and down the slow but not as hard as the morning’s run Centre rd, doing Ngarkat CP Baan Hill Rd north, Ngarkat CP Baan Hill Rd south, Ngarkat CP Box Flat Tk, Ngarkat CP Emu Springs Tk east, Ngarkat CP Emu Springs Tk centre, Ngarkat CP Emu Springs Tk west, Ngarkat CP Jimmy’s Well TK north, Ngarkat Jimmy’s Well Tk south, Mt Rescue CP Jimmy’s Well Tk north, Mt Rescue CP Jimmy’s Well Tk centre, Mt Rescue CP Jimmy’s Well Tk south, and Mt Rescue CP Buck’s camp soakage, all in 4wd some bits sandy others rocky, all slow, mostly 2nd gear 20kph. The fuel consumption to Pertendi Bore was 14.7L/100k went back to 9.2 by Baan Hill and finished with 10.2 at the end of the day. On one of the sand hills I didn’t make it. I put it in low range with the diff-lock in and once I took the wheel bounce out of it, it inched its way up to the top, I was impressed. Both Scorpion Springs and Ngarkat now have $10 day fees plus camping fees, so the reason for the long day was to get out of the park. It was 20.00 when I got to Raphael rd Coombe to camp.
13/1 319k
Went via Mt Boothby CP Lutze Rd and Cold and Wet rd Field to the Coorong and worked my way down the coast. Doing Coorong Wilderness Lodge track, Parnka point, Jack point, Messent CP SW corner, Salt creek, Tilley swamp, The Granites Long beach, Wyomi beach and Cape Jaffa, Got some fruit at the IGA in Kingston, but they had no ice, so got $50 of petrol and a bag of ice at the BP. At Wyomi Beach I met a local and when I told him of my opposition to driving on the beach he claimed it would impinge upon his lifestyle, how utterly selfish, how can our life style be more important than a bird’s life? There were more cars than birds on the beach with just 6 Silver Gulls there, though the well vegetated strip between the beach and the houses was well occupied by birds, so good on them for that. The Coorong is drying out and is a series of large and small lakes. My site at the Coorong Wilderness lodge track was too saline on one side and too dry on the other. Parnka Point was where the action was with 150 Whiskered terns, also Avocets and waders. Tilley Swamp had had a fire through it, but a little copse across the channel had escaped and was packed full of Goldfinch, and a pair of Beautiful Firetails was nice to see. Camped at the drain L east of Robe where we had stopped for the night with the caravan on a previous trip, a nice spot but the trees aren’t big enough to create shade yet. 14-36 degrees today, though by the seaside it felt cooler. Finally finished the hot salami Bev had got me last night, so the first normal Hungarian salami tonight seems a bit bland.
14/1 267k
It was 14 degrees at 7.00 again, the temp rose quickly to 35 degrees and inland to 40 degrees, by the sea it was 30 degrees. I retraced the caravan trip through the area all day, doing Big dip lake walk, Millicent sandbuggy club, the only excitement at Lake Frome was a Baillon’s Crake, Canunda tip rd Eagle Corner, Geltwood beach Canunda CP, Poonada rd German flat, at the wind farm there, Carpenter Rocks, got some swifts at 8 Mile Ck Pt McDonnell, Picinini ponds CP and Glenelg estuary Nelson. Ran out of steam at Monibeong lake near Nelson at 17.00.
15/1 467k
Did two surveys on my way home, one at Fawthrop Lagoon Portland in the vain hope of seeing a Lewin’s Rail, and Tower Hill. Picked up the caravan from my parent’s place and in 40 degree heat got home at 1400.
Bird list for the trip, % is of the 208 surveys done, B is for breeding record
- Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 14 (6.73%)
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis 1 (0.48%)
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 2 (0.96%)
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus 5 (2.40%)
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides 2 (0.96%)
- Hardhead Aythya australis 5 (2.40%)
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis 1 (0.48%)
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 11 (5.29%)
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis 17 (8.17%)
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea 4 (1.92%)
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa 1 (0.48%)
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata 1 (0.48%)
- Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 10 (4.81%)
- Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata 1 (0.48%)
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 4 (1.92%)
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus 3 (1.44%)
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 3 (1.44%)
- Rock Dove Columba livia 2 (0.96%)
- Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 2 (0.96%)
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 11 (5.29%)
- Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans 3 (1.44%)
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 40 (19.23%) (B)
- Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 10 (4.81%)
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 3 (1.44%)
- Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis 1 (0.48%)
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides 1 (0.48%)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus 5 (2.40%)
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 1 (0.48%)
- Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 1 (0.48%)
- Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla 1 (0.48%)
- Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 3 (1.44%)
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa 2 (0.96%)
- Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis 10 (4.81%)
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 5 (2.40%)
- Brolga Antigone rubicunda 1 (0.48%)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris 2 (0.96%)
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae 3 (1.44%)
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus 4 (1.92%)
- Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus 4 (1.92%)
- Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops 5 (2.40%)
- Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor 2 (0.96%)
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 15 (7.21%)
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus 8 (3.85%)
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1 (0.48%)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 2 (0.96%)
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1 (0.48%)
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 4 (1.92%)
- Sanderling Calidris alba 1 (0.48%)
- Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella 1 (0.48%)
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae 14 (6.73%)
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus 2 (0.96%)
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 1 (0.48%)
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 6 (2.88%)
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 5 (2.40%)
- Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 4 (1.92%)
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 16 (7.69%)
- Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus 2 (0.96%)
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica 6 (2.88%)
- Great Egret Ardea alba 4 (1.92%)
- Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 2 (0.96%)
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 12 (5.77%)
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus 6 (2.88%)
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 3 (1.44%)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes 3 (1.44%)
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia 4 (1.92%)
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 (0.48%)
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 9 (4.33%)
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 9 (4.33%)
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 10 (4.81%)
- Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens 1 (0.48%)
- Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius 8 (3.85%)
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae 6 (2.88%)
- Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon 1 (0.48%)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax 13 (6.25%)
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans 5 (2.40%)
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis 1 (0.48%)
- Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus 4 (1.92%)
- Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus 4 (1.92%)
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 14 (6.73%)
- Black Kite Milvus migrans 1 (0.48%)
- Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 (0.48%)
- Southern Boobook Ninox boobook 1 (0.48%)
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 40 (19.23%) (B)
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 9 (4.33%) (B)
- Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius 3 (1.44%)
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 8 (3.85%)
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides 11 (5.29%)
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis 2 (0.96%)
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora 7 (3.37%)
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus 4 (1.92%)
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Zanda funereus 1 (0.48%)
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 43 (20.67%) (B)
- Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri 4 (1.92%)
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris 3 (1.44%)
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea 7 (3.37%)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 6 (2.88%)
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus 22 (10.58%)
- Blue Bonnet Northiella haematogaster 14 (6.73%)
- Mulga Parrot Psephotellus varius 1 (0.48%)
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans 12 (5.77%)
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius 9 (4.33%)
- Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius 8 (3.85%)
- Bourke’s Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii 1 (0.48%)
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma 1 (0.48%)
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna 3 (1.44%)
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala 2 (0.96%)
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus 2 (0.96%)
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 4 (1.92%)
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea 3 (1.44%)
- White-browed Treecreeper Climacteris affinis 2 (0.96%)
- Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus 13 (6.25%)
- Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 24 (11.54%)
- Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus 38 (18.27%)
- Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens 12 (5.77%)
- White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus 22 (10.58%)
- Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee 1 (0.48%)
- Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi 1 (0.48%)
- Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti 7 (3.37%)
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata 6 (2.88%)
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 2 (0.96%)
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 8 (3.85%)
- White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis 7 (3.37%)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis 2 (0.96%)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris 11 (5.29%)
- Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops 4 (1.92%)
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris 2 (0.96%)
- Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor 1 (0.48%)
- Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons 3 (1.44%)
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons 5 (2.40%)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis 49 (23.56%)
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera 4 (1.92%)
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata 21 (10.10%)
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens 38 (18.27%)
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula ornata 9 (4.33%)
- Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca 3 (1.44%) (B)
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata 35 (16.83%)
- White-fronted Honeyeater Purnella albifrons 4 (1.92%)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops 11 (5.29%)
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala 12 (5.77%)
- Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula 24 (11.54%)
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus 17 (8.17%)
- Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus 2 (0.96%)
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 26 (12.50%)
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 58 (27.88%)
- Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus 1 (0.48%)
- Shy Heathwren Calamanthus cautus 2 (0.96%)
- Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus 1 (0.48%)
- Rufous Fieldwren Calamanthus campestris 1 (0.48%)
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis 10 (4.81%)
- Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis 9 (4.33%)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa 18 (8.65%)
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana 10 (4.81%)
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata 1 (0.48%)
- Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis 14 (6.73%)
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla 13 (6.25%)
- Slender-billed Thornbill Acanthiza iredalei 3 (1.44%)
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis 25 (12.02%)
- Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides 3 (1.44%)
- White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus 12 (5.77%)
- Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps 2 (0.96%)
- Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera 2 (0.96%)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 20 (9.62%)
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor 4 (1.92%)
- Chestnut Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castanotus 3 (1.44%)
- Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum 1 (0.48%)
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 19 (9.13%)
- Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 6 (2.88%)
- Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 42 (20.19%) (B)
- Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus 1 (0.48%)
- Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis 11 (5.29%)
- Chirruping Wedgebill Psophodes cristatus 8 (3.85%)
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus 1 (0.48%)
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina 2 (0.96%)
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor 5 (2.40%)
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 66 (31.73%) (B)
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis 11 (5.29%) (B)
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus 26 (12.50%) (B)
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus 6 (2.88%)
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus 33 (15.87%) (B)
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus 4 (1.92%)
- Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 16 (7.69%)
- Little Woodswallow Artamus minor 1 (0.48%)
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 15 (7.21%) (B)
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 73 (35.10%)
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa 20 (9.62%)
- Little Crow Corvus bennetti 16 (7.69%)
- Little Raven Corvus mellori 35 (16.83%)
- Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus 3 (1.44%)
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides 16 (7.69%)
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta 2 (0.96%)
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 41 (19.71%)
- White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos 12 (5.77%)
- Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea 7 (3.37%)
- Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii 12 (5.77%) (B)
- Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans 11 (5.29%) (B)
- Southern Scrub-robin Drymodes brunneopygia 1 (0.48%)
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis 3 (1.44%)
- Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata 8 (3.85%) (B)
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum 3 (1.44%)
- Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella 2 (0.96%)
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis 1 (0.48%)
- Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata 21 (10.10%)
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus 17 (8.17%)
- Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 11 (5.29%)
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 13 (6.25%)
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 4 (1.92%)
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 1 (0.48%)
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi 2 (0.96%)
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus 3 (1.44%)
- Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis 7 (3.37%)
- White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna 12 (5.77%)
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel 4 (1.92%)
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans 23 (11.06%)
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 31 (14.90%)
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 23 (11.06%)
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 11 (5.29%) (B)
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 9 (4.33%)
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula 11 (5.29%)
- Domestic Duck 1 (0.48%)
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