australia 2014 birding trip report

Australia Trip Report November 1st-29th 2014 Andy Walker 2015 1 http://awbirder.blogspot.co.uk

Australia Birding Trip Report

November 1st-29th 2014

Andy Walker http://awbirder.blogspot.co.uk

Laughing Kookaburra, Sundown National Park, Queensland a sound that to me typifies Australia


Outline Itinerary

I met two Australian couples when we were all independently birding at Taman Negara, Malaysia back in March 2013, we got on well and formulated a plan for me to go birding with them both in Australia. The exciting prospect of birding trip to Australia was soon to be a reality. Dave and Sue are based in Adelaide, and Rob and Di are based in Brisbane so formed two distinctly different areas for bases for the trip. I owe them all a huge debt of gratitude for without their help, generosity and kindness (as well as putting me up, feeding me, driving me around, and showing me the birds!) this trip wouldnt have been possible. First up was South Australia for 17 days, followed by Queensland for 12 days. South Australia (November 1st 17th) with a brief morning trip into Victoria. Based in Adelaide: several locations around the city and further afield south down to Mount Gambier and along the Victoria border area, Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, across west to the Eyre Peninsula and north into The Outback along the Birdsville Track up to Mungerannie Station.

01.11.15 Adelaide Area (Para Hills Reserve/Modbury Heights, Morialta Conservation Park, Para Wirra, Lyndoch, Tanunda Ponds, Altona, St. Kilda, Greenfields Wetlands);

02.11.15 Adelaide to Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve (via Brookfield Conservation Park and Waikerie);

03.11.15 Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve; 04.11.15 Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve to Adelaide (via Morgan Area); 05.11.15 Adelaide to Salt Creek (Mount Lofty viewpoint, Laratinga Wetlands, Newlandhead

Conservation Park, Waitpinga Beach, Goolwa Barrages, Hind Marsh Island opposite Murray Mouth); 06.11.15 Salt Creek to Port MacDonnell (Salt Creek Area, Coorong National Park, Robe, Little Dip

Conservation Park, Port MacDonnell); 07.11.15 Port MacDonnell to Mary Seymour Conservation Park (Port MacDonnell, Piccaninnie

Ponds Conservation Park, Telford Scrub, Nelson State Forest, Nelson (Victoria)); 08.11.15 Mary Seymour Conservation Park to Adelaide (Bool Lagoon Game Reserve, Ferries-

McDonald Conservation Park); 09.11.15 Adelaide to Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ranges; 10.11.15 Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ranges to Mount Ive Station; 11.11.15 Mount Ive Station to Port Augusta; 12.11.15 Port Augusta (Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden) to Parachilna Gorge; 13.11.15 Parachilna Gorge to Mungerannie Station (Birdsville Track); 14.11.15 Mungerannie Station (Birdsville Track) to Stone Hut (via Mount Remarkable NP); 15.11.15 Stone Hut to Adelaide (via Mount Remarkable NP), Freeling Area; 16.11.15 Adelaide Area (St Kilda Salt Pans, Port Gawler Conservation Park); and, 17.11.15 Adelaide Area (Laratinga Wetlands, Goolwa Area, The Bluff Encounter Bay) afternoon

flight to Brisbane.

The Outback out beyond the Mungerannie Station, South Australia in the vast gibber plains


Chris Steeles (http://chrissteelesbirding.blogspot.co.uk/) very kindly organised for us to get some nocturnal birding/photography on a farm at Freeling, SA this was a really enjoyable and interesting evening and resulted in some great birds! Thanks mate! Queensland (November 18th 29th) with a brief trip into New South Wales. Based in Brisbane: several locations around the city, down to Lamington, Sundown, and Girraween National Parks, finishing in the Lockyer Valley. Based in Cairns: several locations around the city, up to Kingfisher Park and the Atherton Tablelands, Daintree River Cruise, and finishing down at Etty Bay.

18.11.15 Brisbane Area (Mt Coot-tha) to OReillys (Lamington National Park); 19.11.15 OReillys (Lamington National Park) to Sheepstation Creek, NSW; 20.11.15 Sheepstation Creek, NSW to Sundown National Park, QLD; 21.11.15 Sundown National Park to Girraween National Park; 22.11.15 Girraween NP to Brisbane (via Lockyer Valley); 23.11.15 Brisbane Area evening flight to Cairns; 24.11.15 Cairns (Cairns Esplanade, Cairns Botanical Garden, Cattana Wetlands) to Kingfisher

Park; 25.11.15 Kingfisher Park, Daintree River Cruise, Mt. Lewis; 26.11.15 Kingfisher Park and Atherton Tablelands (Mount Molloy, Maryfields Farm, Yungaburra,

Lake Tinaroo); 27.11.15 Kingfisher Park and Atherton Tablelands (Mount Hypipamee National Park) to Etty Bay; 28.11.15 Etty Bay to Cairns, afternoon flight to Brisbane; 29.11.15 Brisbane area prior to late afternoon flight to UK via Adelaide.

Sheepstation Creek (left) and Daintree River Cruise (right) We went on a Daintree River Cruise tour with Murray Hunt (Daintree Boatman). Id highly recommend this trip: http://www.daintreerivertours.com.au/ - Murray is an excellent guide.

Trip Highlights On this trip I recorded 435 species; the majority of these were new families, or endemic species. Due to the number of new birds, and new families seen its difficult to pick out a single favourite bird. The Australian parrots were particularly exciting, to see breeding Scarlet-chested Parrot on my 2nd day in the country was very lucky and one of my best sightings, but there was just so many amazing parrots it was hard to know where to look at times! Gang-gang Cockatoo was impressive but then so were the common species too, like Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Rainbow Lorikeet!


Fairy-wrens were just as spectacular as I was hoping, but the more cryptic emu-wrens, grasswrens, heathwrens and fieldwrens were just as impressive, especially with the effort required to get some of them! To see my first albatrosses and penguins was great, as was seeing my first birds-of-paradise, bowerbirds and honeyeaters. Seeing such archetypal Australian birds as Emu, Southern Cassowary, Laughing Kookaburra, and Alberts and Superb Lyrebirds rated highly, Southern Cassowary definitely being one of my favourite birds of the trip. Some of birds in The Outback were great to watch too, such as Inland Dotterel, Australian Pratincole, and Gibberbird they took a lot of effort, but they were well worth it! Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher was also a reason for heading north and that was a huge highlight a stunning bird. The boat ride along the Daintree with Murray Hunt was also a highlight, with displaying Great-billed Herons and nesting Papuan Frogmouth showing well. It wasnt all about the birds though. I was lucky enough to get some incredible wildlife sightings (over 40 species of mammals and 40 species of reptiles), such as Platypus, Koala, Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Short-beaked Echidna and a wide range of Kangaroos and related species, as well as a number of smaller endangered rodent-like mammals. Reptiles also featured heavily with dozens of cool species seen and photographed such as Tiger Snake, Death Adder, and Australian Scrub Python amongst others. Furthermore there was some very impressive scenery from lush rainforest, huge mallee forests, and barren gibber plains. Also seeing the Adelaide Oval and the Gabba rated highly hopefully I can get to watch some cricket at them next time!

Koala a real highlight of my first day in Australia!

Trip Summary Due to the nature of birding in Australia Ive taken a different format with this trip report from my usual template. Due to the nomadic nature of many of the birds across Australia theres little real point in me saying go to this location to see X, Y or Z because in all likelihood they wont be there! Obviously thats not the case for all species but it is for the majority of those I saw particularly in South Australia. So rather than giving a location by location write up like I usually do this report lists


the first location each species (and sub-species where known/assumed) was seen during my trip. I am happy to provide additional data on most species if anyone wants any further information.

Getting Around Flights: I flew out of Manchester (UK) in to Adelaide via Dubai with Emirates Airways/Qantas and flew back the same route. Had a couple of internal flights with a mix of Virgin and Qantas (Adelaide-Brisbane-Adelaide, Brisbane-Cairns-Brisbane). All flights ran smoothly and pretty much on time, internal flights were a reasonable price. My layovers in Dubai were around 2 hrs, these were just about long enough to make my transfers and grab a drink. Driving: Do not under-estimate the distances involved in birding around Australia it is HUGE. We did thousands of kilometres in the month lots of driving, on a range of road surfaces (note if you are hiring a vehicle some companies place restrictions on the surfaces you can/cant drive on). South Australia: We used Daves truck, with a long-distance fuel tank, and 4x4 capabilities. But most importantly it had a fridge for keeping the beer cold! Queensland: We used Robs 4x4 for the leg around Brisbane, and we hired a small car in Cairns forget who we hired it through now but it allowed us to go off the tarmac roads. Check around for the type of roads you want to be going on. Car hire was expensive; it was cheaper if an Australian was hiring the vehicle than me, so Rob hired it!

Accommodation/Food and Drink South Australia: We did a mix of camping and staying in motels. Mainly camping this was great. Often the camping entailed no tent, just Swag [bag]. So I was literally sleeping under the stars!

My Swag [bag] on the right. This was what I slept in for the majority of my time in SA


Dave and Sue cooked up some amazing meals while we were camping (and also back at their house in Adelaide). Its amazing what can be rustled up in the middle of nowhere! We also had a few really nice meals out here and there, including a couple of really nice Indian meals in Adelaide and Port Augusta. However the biggest eye-opener for me was the pie shops! We tried to sample as many as possible at most bakerys we passed and I think we succeeded! We stayed a few nights in motels/hotels here and there to break up the camping. The most interesting being the Mungerannie Station along the Birdsville Track in The Outback. A great place to eat, drink, and learn about the vast expanse that surrounded us. We also stayed on a working sheep station which was fun seeing how people live out in the bush. Camping in the bush was a great experience, there was a few occasions when I decided a tent would be the safer option, e.g. in the Middleback Ranges where we found a Peninsula Brown Snake, and two Death Adders (which are not commonly seen!) all of which are pretty deadly, and all within a KM or so of where we were staying the night they were obviously on the move! There was also a few times when the sheer number of spiders gave me the heebie-jeebies!

Too many spiders here so stayed in a tent! Beautiful sunrise on my birthday, bit nicer than what Im used to in the UK in mid-November! Queensland: Again a lot of camping around southern Queensland/NSW, and then a mix of camping, backpacker hostels and lodge (the world famous Kingfisher Park). Id been excited about staying at Kingfisher Park ever since meeting Rob, Di, Dave and Sue as they all totally raved about how great a place it was and they were not wrong. Certainly a great place to stay and very reasonable cost too loads of great wildlife including Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher. My highlight camping experience in Queensland was probably sticking my head out of my tent at Etty Bay and having my lifer Southern Cassowary walk right past! One of the interesting occasions was when we were at Sheepstation Creek where a couple of very vocal, possibly amorous Koalas were


making a right noise that added to the noises coming from the Greater Sooty Owl and Marbled Frogmouth made for an interesting night. Incidentally Greater Sooty Owl is possibly the best bird call out there! It sounds like someone setting off fireworks and someone getting murdered! A pretty scary noise when youre in the middle of a forest in the pitch black! In southern Queensland we mainly cooked ourselves when camping and also went to a really nice Asian restaurant in Brisbane, and a nice caf for breakfast one morning too, we also found a nice Pie shop near Lamington NP. We ate at a range of places in northern Queensland, mainly places with Fast Food in their names, though the little caf by the jetty for the Daintree Cruise was awesome! We brought some food in Cairns to cook ourselves up at Kingfisher Park, where there was a microwave to use which worked out well. The ice cream shop on the Cairns Esplanade is a must visit place too! In all seriousness McDonalds was really useful as it meant we could get free Wi-Fi and a cup of tea pretty much anywhere we were!

Very nice tea and scones after an excellent mornings birding on the Daintree River Ive included a lot of photos in the report, most were taken with my Panasonic Lumix FZ-200, with a couple off my IPhone 5s. Ive also included a couple of phones from Dave and Sue, and Rob.


The Bird List

1. Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius johnsonii. 28.11.2014. Etty Bay, Innisfail, QLD. 2. Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 3. Australian Brushturkey, Alectura lathami lathami. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 4. Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata. 06.11.2014. Salt Creek Area, Coorong National Park, SA.

Southern Cassowary (left) and Malleefowl (right)

5. Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt castanotus. 24.11.2014. Cairns Botanical Garden, QLD. 6. Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis. 06.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 7. Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora australis. 12.11.2014. Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, Port Augusta, SA. 8. Magpie Goose, Anseranas semipalmata. 22.11.2014. Lockyer Valley, Gatton, QLD. 9. Plumed Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna eytoni. 22.11.2014. Lockyer Valley, Gatton, QLD. 10. Wandering Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna arcuate australis. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 11. Cape Barren Goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae novaehollandiae. 05.11.2014. Hindmarsh Island, SA.

Magpie Goose (left) and Cape Barren Goose (right)

12. Black Swan, Cygnus atratus. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 13. Freckled Duck, Stictonetta naevosa. 05.11.2014. Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA. 14. Radjah Shelduck, Tadorna radjah rufitergum. 24.11.2014. Cairns Botanical Garden, QLD. 15. Australian Shelduck, Tadorna tadornoides. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 16. Pink-eared Duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 17. Australian Wood Duck, Chenonetta jubata. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 18. Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Nettapus coromandelianus albipennis. 26.11.2014. Lake Mitchell, near Mount Molloy, QLD. 19. Green Pygmy-Goose, Nettapus pulchellus. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD. 20. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos. 05.11.2014. Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA.


21. Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 22. Australian Shoveler, Anas rhynchotis rhynchotis. 05.11.2014. Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA. 23. Grey Teal, Anas gracilis. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 24. Chestnut Teal, Anas castanea. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 25. Hardhead, Aythya australis. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 26. Blue-billed Duck, Oxyura australis. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 27. Musk Duck, Biziura lobata. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 28. Little Penguin, Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae. 06.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 29. Shy Albatross, Thalassarche cauta. 07.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 30. Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris. 06.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 31. Australasian Grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetl., Adelaide, SA. 32. Hoary-headed Grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 33. Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus australis. 16.11.2014. St Kilda Salt Pans, SA. 34. Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis. 20.11.2014. Near Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 35. Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis moluccus. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 36. Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis. 05.11.2014. Hindmarsh Island, SA. 37. Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 38. Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 39. Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 40. Black Bittern, Dupetor flavicollis australis. 25.11.2014. River Daintree, QLD. 41. Nankeen Night Heron, Nycticorax caledonicus hilli. 16.11.2014. St Kilda Salt Pans, SA. 42. Striated Heron, Butorides striata macrorhyncha. 26.11.2014. Lake Mitchell, near Mount Molloy, QLD. 43. Eastern Cattle Egret, Bubulcus coromandus. 05.11.2014. Magrath Flat near Meningie, SA. 44. White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 45. Great-billed Heron, Ardea sumatrana. 25.11.2014. River Daintree, QLD. 46. Eastern Great Egret, Ardea modesta. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 47. Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia intermedia. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 48. Pied Heron, Egretta picata. 24.11.2014. Cairns Botanical Gardens, QLD. 49. White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 50. Little Egret, Egretta garzetta nigripes. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 51. Eastern (Pacific) Reef Egret, Egretta sacra sacra. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD.

Great-billed Heron (left) and Eastern Cattle Egret (right)

52. Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 53. Australasian Gannet, Morus serrator. 06.11.2014. Robe, SA. 54. Little Pied Cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos melanoleucos. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 55. Black-faced Cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscescens. 06.11.2014. Robe, SA. 56. Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA.


57. Australian Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius hypoleucos. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. 58. Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo carboides. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 59. Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. 60. Eastern Osprey, Pandion cristatus leucocephalus. 25.11.2014. River Daintree, QLD. 61. Pacific Baza, Aviceda subcristata subcristata. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 62. Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 63. Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 64. Black Kite, Milvus migrans affinis. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 65. Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 66. Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus girrenera. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 67. White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 68. Swamp Harrier, Circus approximans. 05.11.2014. Hindmarsh Island, SA. 69. Spotted Harrier, Circus assimilis. 04.11.2014. Near Gawler, SA. 70. Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 71. Brown Goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus fasciatus. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 72. Collared Sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrocephalus. 12.11.2014. Parachilna Gorge, SA. 73. Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax audax. 01.11.2014. Altona Scrub, Altona, SA. 74. Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 75. Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides cenchroides. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 76. Australian Hobby, Falco longipennis. 09.11.2014. A1 road near Port Wakefield, SA. 77. Brown Falcon, Falco berigora berigora. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 78. Black Falcon, Falco subniger. 01.11.2014. Waterloo Corner, Adelaide, SA. 79. Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus macropus. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 80. Australian Bustard, Ardeotis australis. 26.11.2014. Maryfields Farm, QLD. 81. Red-necked Crake, Rallina tricolor. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 82. Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis mellori. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 83. Pale-vented Bush-hen, Amaurornis moluccana ruficrissus. 28.11.2014. Etty Bay, Innisfail, QLD. 84. Baillons Crake, Porzana pusilla palustris. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 85. Australian Spotted Crake, Porzana fluminea. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 86. Spotless Crake, Porzana tabuensis tabuensis. 05.11.2014. Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA. 87. White-browed Crake, Porzana cinerea. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD. 88. Australasian Swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 89. Dusky Moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosa. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 90. Black-tailed Nativehen, Tribonyx ventralis. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 91. Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra australis. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 92. Sarus Crane, Grus antigone gilliae. 26.11.2014. Yungaburra, QLD. 93. Brolga, Grus rubicunda. 07.11.2014. Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, near Port MacDonnell, SA.

Brolga (left) and Australian Bustard (right)

94. Painted Buttonquail, Turnix pyrrhothorax. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 95. Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD.


Bush Stone-curlew

96. Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 97. Sooty Oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 98. White-headed Stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 99. Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 100. Red-necked Avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA.

Red-necked Avocet (left) and White-headed Stilt (right)

101. Banded Lapwing, Vanellus tricolor. 22.11.2014. Lockyer Valley, Gatton, QLD. 102. Southern Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles novaehollandiae. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA.

Northern Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles miles. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 103. Red-kneed Dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 104. Inland Dotterel, Peltohyas australis. 14.11.2014. Birdsville Track between Marree and Mungerannie Hotel, SA. 105. Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva. 07.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 106. Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola. 09.11.2014. Thompson Beach, near Dublin, SA. 107. Red-capped Plover, Charadrius ruficapillus. 05.11.2014. Murray Rivermouth, Hindmarsh Island, SA. 108. Lesser Sand Plover, Charadrius mongolus. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD.


109. Greater Sand Plover, Charadrius leschenaultia leschenaultia. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 110. Hooded Plover, Thinornis cucullatus. 05.11.2014. Waitpinga Beach, SA. 111. Black-fronted Dotterel, Elseyornis melanops. 05.11.2014. Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA.

Inland Dotterel (top) and Hooded Plover (bottom)

112. Comb-crested Jacana, Irediparra gallinacean novaehollandiae. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 113. Lathams Snipe, Gallinago hardwickii. 17.11.2014. Goolwa Area, SA.


114. Eastern Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa melanuroides. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 115. Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica baueri. 05.11.2014. Murray Rivermouth, Hindmarsh Island, SA. 116. Eurasian Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus variegatus. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 117. Far-eastern Curlew, Numenius madagascariensis. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 118. Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis. 17.11.2014. Goolwa Area, SA. 119. Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 120. Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 121. Grey-tailed Tattler, Tringa brevipes. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 122. Terek Sandpiper, Xeus cinereus. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 123. Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos. 16.11.2014. St Kilda Salt Pans, SA. 124. Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres interpres. 07.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 125. Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 126. Red Knot, Calidris canutus rogersi. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 127. Sanderling, Calidris alba. 07.11.2014. Glenelg Rivermouth, Nelson, Vic. 128. Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 129. Long-toed Stint, Calidris subminuta. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 130. Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos. 26.11.2014. Lake Tinaroo, QLD. 131. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 132. Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 133. Australian Pratincole, Stiltia isabella. 13.11.2014. Birdsville Track between Marree and Mungerannie Hotel, SA.

Australian Pratincole

134. Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 135. Pacific Gull, Larus pacificus pacificus. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA. 136. Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus dominicanus. 07.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 137. Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 138. Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. 139. Greater Crested Tern, Thalasseus bergii cristatus. 05.11.2014. Murray Rivermouth, Hindmarsh Island, SA. 140. Lesser Crested Tern, Thalassues bengalensis torresii. 25.11.2014. Newell Area, QLD. 141. Little Tern, Sternula albifrons sinensis. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD.


142. Common Tern, Sterna hirundo longipennis. 07.11.2014. Glenelg Rivermouth, Nelson, Vic. 143. Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida javanicus. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 144. Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus. 17.11.2014. The Bluff Encounter Bay, Victor Harbour, SA. 145. Rock Dove, Columba livia [dom.]. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 146. White-headed Pigeon, Columba leucomela. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 147. Barbary Dove, Streptopelia risoria. 05.11.2014. Adelaide, SA. 148. Spotted Dove, Spilopelia chinensis. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 149. Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella phasianella. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 150. Pacific Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps longirostris rogersi. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 151. Common Bronzewing, Phaps chalcoptera. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 152. Brush Bronzewing, Phaps elegans elegans. 05.11.2014. Newland Head Conservation Park, SA. 153. Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes lophotes. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 154. Squatter Pigeon, Geophaps scripta. 26.11.2014. Mount Molloy, QLD.

Common Bronzewing (left) and Squatter Pigeon (right)

155. Wonga Pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 156. Peaceful Dove, Geopelia placida placida. 04.11.2014. Murray River, Morgan, SA. 157. Bar-shouldered Dove, Geopelia humeralis. 20.11.2014. Sundown National Park, QLD. 158. Wompoo Fruit-Dove, Ptilinopus magnificus magnificus. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW.

Small Wompoo Fruit-Dove, Ptilinopus magnificus keri. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 159. Superb Fruit-Dove, Ptilinopus superbus. 27.11.2014. Jullaten, QLD. 160. Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Ptilinopus regina regina. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 161. Pied Imperial Pigeon, Ducula spilorrhoa spilorrhoa. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 162. Topknot Pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD.

Pied Imperial Pigeon (left) and Superb Fruit-Dove (right)


163. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii. 26.11.2014. Near Mareeba, QLD. 164. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus whiteae. 05.11.2014. Laratinga Wetland, Mt. Barker, SA.

Eastern Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus funereus. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Crk, NSW. 165. Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum. 07.11.2014. Nelson State Forest, Nelson, Vic. 166. Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla albiceps. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA.

Gang-gang Cockatoo (left) and Galah (right)

167. Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA. 168. Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea gymnopsis. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. 169. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita galerita. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 170. Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus. 20.11.2014. Near Sundown National Park, QLD. 171. Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus eyrei. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA.

Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus moluccanus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 172. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 173. Musk Lorikeet, Glossopsitta concinna concinna. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 174. Little Lorikeet, Glossopsitta pusilla. 21.11.2014. Girraween National Park, QLD. 175. Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala. 05.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 176. Australian Mallee Ringneck, Barnardius zonarius barnardi. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA.

Australian Port Lincoln Parrot Ringneck, Barnardius zonarius zonarius. 10.11.2014. Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ranges, near Wayalla, SA.

Australian Mallee Ringneck (left) and Crimson Crimson Rosella (right)


177. Adelaide Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans fleurieuensis. 01.11.2014. Morialta CP, Adelaide, SA.

Yellow Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans flaveolus. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. Crimson Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans elegans. 07.11.2014. Nelson State Forest, Nelson, Vic.

178. Pale-headed Rosella, Platycercus adscitus palliceps. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 179. Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius eximius. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA.

Northern Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius elecica. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 180. Eastern Bluebonnet, Northiella haematogaster haematogaster. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 181. Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus haematonotus. 04.11.2014. Murray River, Morgan, SA. 182. Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA.

Mulga Parrot (left) and Australian King Parrot (right)

183. Blue-winged Parrot, Neophema chrysostoma. 07.11.2014. Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, SA. 184. Elegant Parrot, Neophema elegans elegans. 16.11.2014. St Kilda Salt Pans, SA. 185. Turquoise Parrot, Neophema pulchella. 21.11.2014. Girraween National Park, QLD. 186. Scarlet-chested Parrot, Neophema splendida. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Scarlet-chested Parrot by Andy Walker (left) and Turquoise Parrot by Robert Dougherty (right)


187. Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus. 11.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA. 188. Australian King Parrot, Alisterus scapularis scapularis. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD.

Small Australian King Parrot, Alisterus scapularis minor. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 189. Red-winged Parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus. 20.11.2014. Near Sundown National Park, QLD. 190. Regent Parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides. 04.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 191. Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD.

Budgerigar (left) and Double-eyed Fig Parrot (right)

192. Pheasant Coucal, Centropus phasianinus phasianinus. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 193. Eastern Koel, Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 194. Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 195. Horsfields Bronze-Cuckoo, Chalcites basalis. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 196. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Chalcites lucidis. 06.11.2014. Little Dip Conservation Park, near Robe SA. 197. Goulds Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Chalcites minutillus russatus. 24.11.2014. Cairns Botanical Gardens, QLD. 198. Pallid Cuckoo, Cacomantis pallidus. 11.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA. 199. Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Cacomantis flabelliformis. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 200. Brush Cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus variolosus. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 201. Oriental Cuckoo, Cuculus optatus. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD.

Eastern Barn Owl by Sue Harper (left) and Southern Boobook by Dave Harper (right)


202. Greater Sooty Owl, Tyto tenebricosa. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 203. *H* Lesser Sooty Owl, Tyto multipunctata. 25.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, QLD. 204. Eastern Barn Owl, Tyto delicatula. 15.11.2014. Freeling Area, SA. 205. Rufous Owl, Ninox rufa queenslandica. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 206. Barking Owl, Ninox connivens connivens. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 207. Southern Boobook, Ninox boobook boobook. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Northern Southern Boobook, Ninox boobook ocellata. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 208. *H* Marbled Frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 209. Papuan Frogmouth, Podargus papuensis rogersi. 25.11.2014. River Daintree, QLD. 210. Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides strigoides. 08.11.2014. Mary Seymour Conservation Park, SA. 211. Spotted Nightjar, Eurostopodus argus. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 212. Australian Owlet-Nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus cristatus. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Tawny Frogmouth (left) and Papuan Frogmouth (right)

Australian Owlet-Nightjar


213. Australian Swiftlet, Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 214. White-throated Needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus caudacutus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 215. Pacific Swift, Apus pacificus pacificus. 22.11.2014. A15 between Stanthorpe and Warwick, QLD. 216. Oriental Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis pacificus. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 217. Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera sylvia. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 218. Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguinneae novaeguinneae. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 219. Blue-winged Kookaburra, Dacelo leachii leachii. 26.11.2014. Mount Molloy, QLD. 220. Forest Kingfisher, Todiramphus macleayii incinctus. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 221. Mangrove Collared Kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris colcloughi. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 222. Sacred Kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus sanctus. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, SA. 223. Red-backed Kingfisher, Todiramphus pyrrhopygius. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 224. Azure Kingfisher, Ceyx azureus azureus. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 225. Rainbow Bee-eater, Merops ornatus. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher

226. Noisy Pitta, Pitta versicolor versicolor. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. Central Noisy Pitta, Pitta versicolor intermedia. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD.


227. Alberts Lyrebird, Menura alberti. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 228. Superb Lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae. 21.11.2014. Tenterfield Area, NSW. 229. *H* Rufous Scrubbird, Atrichornis rufescens rufescens. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 230. Green Catbird, Ailuroedus crassirostris. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 231. Spotted Catbird, Ailuroedus melanotis maculosus. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 232. Tooth-billed Bowerbird, Scenopoeetes dentirostris. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 233. Golden Bowerbird, Prionodura newtoniana. 27.11.2014. Mount Hypipamee NP, QLD. 234. Regent Bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 235. Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus violaceus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD.

Northern Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus minor. 27.11.2014. Mount Hypipamee NP, QLD. 236. Great Bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis orientalis. 26.11.2014. Mount Molloy, QLD.

Satin Bowerbird (left) and Golden Bowerbird (right)

237. White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaea grisescens. 01.11.2014. Morialta CP, Adelaide, SA. Southeastern White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaea leucophaea. 07.11.2014. Mary Seymour Conservation Park, SA. Eastern White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaea metastasis. 18.11.2014. Lamington NP, QLD. Northern White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaea minor. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD.

238. White-browed Treecreeper, Climacteris affinis affinis. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 239. Rufous Treecreeper, Climacteris rufus. 10.11.2014. Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ranges, near Wayalla, SA. 240. Brown Treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus picumnus. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, SA.

Rufous Treecreeper (left) and Variegated Fairywren (right)


241. Lovely Fairywren, Malurus amabilis. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD. 242. Variegated Fairywren, Malurus lamberti assimilis. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Eastern Variegated Fairywren, Malurus lamberti lamberti. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 243. Blue-breasted Fairywren, Malurus pulcherrimus. 10.11.2014. Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ranges, near Wayalla, SA. 244. Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus leggei. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA.

Northern Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus cyanochlamys. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 245. Black-backed Splendid Fairywren, Malurus splendens melanotus. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA.

Turquoise Splendid Fairywren, Malurus splendens musgravi. 10.11.2014. Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ranges, SA. 246. Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD.

Northern Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus cruentatus. 26.11.2014. Mount Molloy, QLD. 247. White-winged Fairywren, Malurus leucopterus leuconotus. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA.

Superb Fairywren (left) and Splendid Fairywren (right)

248. Southern Emu-wren, Stipiturus malachurus polionotum. 06.11.2014. Salt Creek Area, Coorong National Park, SA. 249. Short-tailed Grasswren, Amytornis merrotsyi. 11.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA. 250. Striated Grasswren, Amytornis striatus striatus. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 251. Western Grasswren, Amytornis textilis. 10.11.2014. Iron Baron, Middleback Ranges, near Wayalla, SA.

Short-tailed Grasswren


252. Macleays Honeyeater, Xanthotis macleayanus. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 253. White-eared Honeyeater, Nesoptilotis leucotis. 07.11.2014. Telford Scrub, SA. 254. Bridled Honeyeater, Bolemoreus frenatus. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 255. Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Calligavis chrysops samueli. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA.

Migratory Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Calligavis chrysops chrysops. 06.11.2014. Little Dip Conservation Park, SA. 256. Yellow Honeyeater, Stomiopera flava floava. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 257. Varied Honeyeater, Gavicalis versicolor. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 258. Mangrove Honeyeater, Gavicalis fasciogularis. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 259. Singing Honeyeater, Gavicalis virescens sonorus. 01.11.2014. Barker Inlet, St. Kilda, SA.

Singing Honeyeater (left) and White-eared Honeyeater (right)

260. Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Ptilotula ornata. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 261. Grey-fronted Honeyeater, Ptilotula plumula plumula. 10.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA. 262. White-plumed Honeyeater, Ptilotula penicillata penicillata. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA. 263. Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops meltoni. 21.11.2014. Girraween National Park, QLD. 264. Purple-gaped Honeyeater, Lichenostomus cratitius occidentalis. 08.11.2014. Ferries-McDonald CP, SA. 265. White-fronted Honeyeater, Purnella albifrons. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 266. Graceful Honeyeater, Meliphaga gracilis imitatrix. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 267. Yellow-spotted Honeyeater, Meliphaga notate mixta. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 268. Lewins Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii lewinii. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 269. Bell Miner, Manorina melanophrys. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 270. Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala melanocephala. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA.

Eastern Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala lepidota. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 271. Yellow-throated Miner, Manorina flavigula flavigula. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Central Yellow-throated Miner, Manorina flavigula wayensis. 10.11.2014. Iron Baron, Middleback Ranges, SA. 272. Black-eared Miner, Manorina melanotis. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 273. Blue-faced Honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis cyanotis. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 274. Brown-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris pallidiceps. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA. 275. White-throated Honeyeater, Melithreptus albogularis inopinatus. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 276. White-naped Honeyeater, Melithreptus lunatus lunatus. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA. 277. Banded Honeyeater, Cissomela pectoralis. 26.11.2014. Mount Molloy, QLD. 278. Little Friarbird, Philemon citreogularis citreogularis. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 279. Hornbill Helmeted Friarbird, Philemon buceroides yorki. 24.11.2014. Cairns Botanical Garden, QLD. 280. Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus monachus. 21.11.2014. Girraween National Park, QLD. 281. Striped Honeyeater, Plectorhyncha lanceolata. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 282. Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Acanthagenys rufogularis. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 283. Little Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera chrysoptera. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 284. Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata woodwardi. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA.


Red Wattlebird (left) and Striped Honeyeater (right)

285. Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta ocularis. 20.11.2014. Near Sundown National Park, Qld. 286. Crescent Honeyeater, Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus halmaturinus. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA. 287. New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae novaehollandiae. 01.11.2014. Modbury Hghts, Adelaide, SA. 288. Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Gliciphila melanops melanops. 14.11.2014. Mount Remarkable NP, Melrose, SA. 289. Brown-backed Honeyeater, Ramsayornis modestus. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD. 290. Rufous-throated Honeyeater, Conopophila rufogularis. 26.11.2014. Maryfields Farm, QLD. 291. Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris halmaturinus. 01.11.2014. Altona Scrub, Adeliade, SA.

Eastern Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris tenuirostris. 07.11.2014. Mary Seymour CP, SA.

New Holland Honeyeater (left) and Eastern Spinebill (right)

292. Pied Honeyeater, Certhionyx variegatus. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 293. Black Honeyeater, Sugomel nigrum. 12.11.2014. Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, Port Augusta, SA. 294. Dusky Myzomela, Myzomela obscura harterti. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 295. Scarlet Myzomela, Myzomela sanguinolenta sanguinolenta. 19.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 296. Crimson Chat, Epthianura tricolor. 04.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 297. Orange Chat, Epthianura aurifrons. 10.11.2014. Corunna, near Iron Knob, SA. 298. White-fronted Chat, Epthianura albifrons. 04.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 299. Gibberbird, Ashbyia lovensis. 14.11.2014. Mungerannie Hotel Area, SA.


Gibberbird

300. Rufous Bristlebird, Dasyornis broadbenti broadbenti. 06.11.2014. Salt Creek Area, Coorong National Park, SA. 301. Spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus xanthopyge. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 302. Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus substriatus. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA.

Eastern Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus melanocephalus. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. Northern Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus uropygialis. 26.11.2014. Mount Molloy, QLD.

303. Chestnut-rumped Heathwren, Hylacola pyrrhopygia pedleri. 15.11.2014. Mount Remarkable NP, Melrose, SA. Eastern Chestnut-rumped Heathwren, Hylacola pyrrhopygia pyrrhopygia. 21.11.2014. Girraween NP, QLD.

304. Shy Heathwren, Hylacola cauta cauta. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 305. Striated Fieldwren, Calamanthus fuliginosus bourneorum. 07.11.2014. Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, SA. 306. Rufous Fieldwren, Calamanthus campestris campestris. 12.11.2014. Power Station Road, Port Augusta, SA. 307. Redthroat, Pyrrholaemus brunneus. 10.11.2014. Iron Baron, Middleback Ranges, near Wayalla, SA. 308. Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittata. 21.11.2014. Sundown National Park, QLD. 309. Fernwren, Oreoscopus gutturalis. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 310. Atherton Scrubwren, Sericornis keri. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 311. White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis frontalis. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA.

Adeliade White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis rosinae. 16.11.2014. Port Gawler Conservation Park, SA. Round Mountain White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis tweedi. 18.11.2014. Lamington NP, QLD.

312. Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis intermedius. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. Northern Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis cairnsi. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD.

313. Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostra magnirostra. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. Northern Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostra viridior. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD.

314. Weebill, Smicrornis brevirostris occidentalis. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. Eastern Weebill, Smicrornis brevirostris brevirostris. 21.11.2014. Sundown National Park, QLD.

315. Brown Gerygone, Gerygone mouki richmondi. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. Northern Brown Gerygone, Gerygone mouki mouki. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD.

316. Mangrove Gerygone, Gerygone levigaster cantator. 23.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 317. Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris cairnsensis. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 318. White-throated Gerygone, Gerygone olivacea olivacea. 21.11.2014. Sundown National Park, QLD. 319. Fairy Gerygone, Gerygone palpebrosa personata. 27.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD.


Yellow-throated Scrubwren (left) and White-throated Gerygone (right)

320. Mountain Thornbill, Acanthiza katherina. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 321. Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla pusilla. 05.11.2014. Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA. 322. Inland Thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis albiventris. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 323. Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza uropygialis. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 324. Buff-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides australis. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA.

Eastern Buff-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides nesa. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 325. Slender-billed Thornbill, Acanthiza iredalei rosinae. 16.11.2014. Port Gawler Conservation Park, SA. 326. Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa leighi. 01.11.2014. Tanunda Ponds, Barossa Valley, SA. 327. Yellow Thornbill, Acanthiza nana modesta. 01.11.2014. Altona Scrub, Adeliade, SA. 328. Striated Thornbill, Acanthiza lineata clelandi. 01.11.2014. Para Wirra, Adelaide, SA.

Northern Striated Thornbill, Acanthiza lineata alberti. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 329. Southern Whiteface, Aphelocephala leucopsis leucopsis. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 330. White-browed Babbler, Pomatostomus superciliosus superciliosus. 03.11.2014. BA Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Eastern White-browed Babbler, Pomatostomus superciliosus gilgandra. 21.11.2014. Sundown NP, QLD. 331. Chestnut-crowned Babbler, Pomatostomus ruficeps. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 332. Australian Logrunner, Orthonyx temminckii. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 333. Chowchilla, Orthonyx spaldingii lateralis. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD.

Australian Logrunner (left) and Chowchilla (right)

334. Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus olivaceus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 335. Chirruping Wedgebill, Psophodes cristatus. 12.11.2014. Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, Port Augusta, SA.


336. Chestnut-backed Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma castanotum castanotum. 02.11.2014. Brookfield CP, SA. 337. Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma cinnamomeum cinnamomeum. 10.11.2014. Iron Baron, Middleback Ran., SA. 338. Yellow-breasted Boatbill, Machaerirhynchus flaviventer secundus. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 339. Black Butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi rufescens. 24.11.2014. Cairns Botanical Gardens, QLD. 340. Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus leucopterus. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Eastern Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus torquatus. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 341. Pied Butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. 342. Australian White-backed Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA.

Australian Black-backed Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 343. Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina graculina. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 344. Grey Black-winged Currawong, Strepera versicolor melanoptera. 01.11.2014. Altona Scrub, Adeliade, SA. 345. White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus leucopygialis. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. 346. Masked Woodswallow, Artamus personatus. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 347. White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 348. Black-faced Woodswallow, Artamus cinereus melanops. 10.11.2014. Iron Baron, Middleback Ranges, SA. 349. Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus cyanopterus. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 350. Little Woodswallow, Artamus minor derbyi. 12.11.2014. Parachilna Gorge, SA.

White-browed Woodswallow (left) and Masked Woodswallow (right)

White-browed and Masked Woodswallow


351. Black-faced Cuckooshrike, Coracina novaehollandiae melanops. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 352. Barred Cuckooshrike, Coracina lineata lineata. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 353. White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Coracina papuensis artamoides. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 354. Common Cicadabird, Coracina tenuirostris tenuirostris. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 355. White-winged Triller, Lalage tricolor. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 356. Varied Triller, Lalage leucomela leucomela. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD.

Cape York Varied Triller, Lalage leucomela yorki. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 357. Black-capped Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera pileata. 03.11.2014. BA Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Orange-winged Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera chrysoptera. 21.11.2014. Sundown NP, QLD. 358. Crested Bellbird, Oreoica gutturalis gutturalis. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 359. Eastern Crested Shriketit, Falcunculus frontatus frontatus. 21.11.2014. Girraween National Park, QLD.

Varied Sittella (left) and Eastern Crested Shriketit (right)

360. Gilberts Whistler, Pachycephala inornata. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 361. Grey Whistler, Pachycephala simplex peninsulae. 27.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 362. Australian Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis fuliginosa. 01.11.2014. Morialta CP, Adelaide, SA.

Eastern Australian Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis pectoralis. 18.11.2014. Lamington NP, QLD. 363. Rufous Whistler, Pachycephala rufiventris rufiventris. 01.11.2014. Altona Scrub, Adeliade, SA.

Australian Golden Whistler (left) and Rufous Whistler (right)


364. Bowers Shrikethrush, Colluricincla boweri. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 365. Little Shrikethrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha griseata. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 366. Grey Shrikethrush, Colluricincla harmonica harmonica. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA.

Western Grey Shrikethrush, Colluricincla harmonica rufiventris. 10.11.2014. Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ran., SA. 367. Australasian Green Figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti vieilloti. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD.

Australasian Yellow Figbird, Sphecotheres vieilloti flaviventris. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 368. Olive-backed Oriole, Oriolus sagittatus sagittatus. 22.11.2014. Lockyer Valley, Gatton, QLD. 369. Yellow Oriole, Oriolus flavocinctus kingi. 24.11.2014. Cairns Botanical Gardens, QLD. 370. Spangled Drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 371. Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 372. Grey Fantail, Rhipidura albiscapa alisteri. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 373. Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons intermedia. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 374. Spectacled Monarch, Symposiachrus trivigatus melanorrhoa. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 375. Black-faced Monarch, Monarcha melanopsis. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 376. Pied Monarch, Arses kaupi kaupi. 27.11.2014. Julatten, QLD. 377. Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 378. Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula yorki. 21.11.2014. Sundown National Park, QLD. 379. Shining Flycatcher, Myiagra alecto wardelli. 24.11.2014. Cairns Mangroves (near Airport), QLD. 380. Restless Flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. 381. Torresian Crow, Corvus orru cecilae. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 382. Little Crow, Corvus bennetti. 10.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA. 383. Forest Raven, Corvus tasmanicus tasmanicus. 06.11.2014. Mount Gambier, SA. 384. Little Raven, Corvus mellori. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 385. Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides coronoides. 06.11.2014. Salt Creek Area, Coorong National Park, SA. 386. White-winged Chough, Corcorax melanoramphos whiteae. 01.11.2014. Lyndoch, SA. 387. Apostlebird, Struthidea cinerea cinerea. 02.11.2014. Murray River, Waikerie, SA. 388. Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 389. Victorias Riflebird, Ptiloris victoriae. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD.

Eastern Yellow Robin (left) and Western Yellow Robin (right)

390. Grey-headed Robin, Heteromyias cinereifrons. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD. 391. Pale-yellow Robin, Tregellasia capito capito. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW.

Northern Pale-yellow Robin, Tregellasia capito nana. 24.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 392. Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis australis. 06.11.2014. Little Dip Conservation Park, near Robe, SA.

Northern Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis chrysorrhoa. 18.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 393. Western Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria griseogularis rosinae. 09.11.2014. Sinclairs Gap, Middleback Ranges, SA.


394. Hooded Robin, Malanodryas cucullata cucullata. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. Western Hooded Robin, Malanodryas cucullata westralensis. 11.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA.

395. Lemon-bellied Flycatcher, Microeca flavigaster flavissima. 27.11.2014. Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD. 396. Jacky Winter, Microeca fascinans fascinans. 02.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA. 397. Rose Robin, Petroica rosea. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 398. Scarlet Robin, Petroica boodang boodang. 14.11.2014. Mount Remarkable National Park, Melrose, SA. 399. Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA. 400. Southern Scrub-Robin, Drymodes brunneopygia. 03.11.2014. Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, SA.

Rose Robin (left) and Southern Scrub-Robin (right)

401. Horsfields Bushlark, Mirafra javanica horsfieldii. 08.11.2014. Bool Lagoon Game Reserve, near Naracoorte SA. 402. Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis arvensis. 06.11.2014. Salt Creek Area, Coorong National Park, SA. 403. White-backed Swallow, Cheramoeca leucosterna. 10.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA. 404. Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena neoxena. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 405. Fairy Martin, Petrochelidon ariel. 09.11.2014. Kaurna Wetlands, Waterloo Corner, SA. 406. Tree Martin, Petrochelidon nigricans. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 407. Australian Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus australis australis. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 408. Rufous Songlark, Megalurus mathewsi. 12.11.2014. Winninowie Conservation Park, Port Augusta, SA. 409. Tawny Grassbird, Megalurus timoriensis alisteri. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 410. Brown Songlark, Megalurus cruralis. 07.11.2014. Port MacDonnell, SA. 411. Little Grassbird, Megalurus gramineus goulburni. 01.11.2014. Greenfields Wetland, Adelaide, SA. 412. Golden-headed Cisticola, Cisticola exilis exilis. 17.11.2014. Goolwa Area, SA.

Northeastern Golden-headed Cisticola, Cisticola exilis diminuta. 25.11.2014. Mossman Area, QLD.

Horsfields Bushlark (left) and Golden-headed Cisticola (right)


413. Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis pinarochrous. 02.11.2014. Brookfield Conservation Park, SA.

Eastern Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis cornwalli. 20.11.2014. Sheepstation Creek, NSW. Northern Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis vegetus. 25.11.2014. Mt. Lewis, QLD.

414. Metallic Starling, Aplonis metallica metallica. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD. 415. Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis tristis. 18.11.2014. Brisbane, QLD. 416. Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 417. Russet-tailed Thrush, Zoothera heinei heinei. 19.11.2014. Lamington National Park, QLD. 418. Bassian Thrush, Zoothera lunulata lunulata. 06.11.2014. Little Dip Conservation Park, near Robe, SA.

Bassian Thrush

Bassian Thrush (left) and Russet-tailed Thrush (right)


419. Common Blackbird, Turdus merula merula. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 420. Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hiruninaceum hiruninaceum. 01.11.2014. Altona Scrub, Adeliade, SA. 421. Olive-backed Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis frenata. 24.11.2014. Cairns Esplanade, QLD. 422. House Sparrow, Passer domesticus domesticus. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA. 423. Diamond Firetail, Stagonopleura guttata. 15.11.2014. Mount Remarkable National Park, Melrose, SA. 424. Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis temporalis. 01.11.2014. Morialta Conservation Park, Adelaide, SA. 425. Crimson Finch, Neochmia phaeton phaeton. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD. 426. Plum-headed Finch, Neochmia modesta. 21.11.2014. Girraween National Park, QLD. 427. Black-throated Finch, Poephila cincta atropygialis. 26.11.2014. Hurricane, near Mount Carbine, QLD. 428. Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata castanotis. 10.11.2014. Mt Ive Station, Yardea, SA. 429. Double-barred Finch, Taeniopygia bichenovii bichenovii. 20.11.2014. Near Sundown National Park, QLD.

Black-throated Finch (left) and Zebra Finch (right)

430. Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata topela. 24.11.2014. Cattana Wetlands, QLD. 431. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Lonchura castaneothorax castaneothorax. 25.11.2014. Mossman Area, QLD. 432. Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis. 26.11.2014. Lake Tinaroo, QLD. 433. Australian Pipit, Anthus australis. 06.11.2014. Salt Creek Area, Coorong National Park, SA. 434. European Greenfinch, Chloris chloris. 06.11.2014. Port MacDonell, SA. 435. European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis britannica. 01.11.2014. Modbury Heights, Adelaide, SA.

The Other Wildlife List Mammals

1. Short-beaked Echidna 2. Platypus 3. Brown Antechinus 4. Northern Brown Bandicoot 5. Long-nosed Bandicoot 6. Koala 7. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat 8. Common Brushtail Possum 9. Mountain Brushtail Possum 10. Striped Possum 11. Sugar Glider 12. Common Ring-tailed Possum 13. Musky Rat-kangaroo 14. Agile Wallaby 15. Whiptail Wallaby (Pretty-face Wallaby) 16. Eastern Grey Kangaroo Platypus


17. Western Grey Kangaroo 18. Red Kangaroo 19. Common Wallaroo (Euro) 20. Red-necked Wallaby 21. Black Wallaby (Swamp Wallaby) 22. Red-legged Pademelon 23. Red-necked Pademelon 24. Black Flying-fox 25. Spectacled Flying-fox 26. Little Red Flying-fox 27. Eastern Horseshoe Bat 28. Inland Forest Bat 29. Fawn-footed Melomys 30. Giant White-tailed Rat 31. Hastings River Mouse 32. Bush Rat 33. Tree Mouse (Prehensile-tailed Rat) 34. *Red Fox 35. *Dingo 36. *House Cat 37. *European Rabbit Western Grey Kangaroo 38. *European Hare 39. *Goat 40. *Fallow Deer 41. Australian Fur Seal

Common Wallaroo (Euro) (left) and Whiptail Wallaby (Pretty-face Wallaby) (right)

Red-necked Pademelon (left), Northern Brown Bandicoot (centre) and Fawn-footed Melomys (right)


Reptiles

1. Tiger Snake 2. Death Adder 3. Eastern Brown Snake 4. Peninsula Brown Snake 5. Red-bellied Black Snake 6. Australian Scrub Python 7. Common Green Tree Snake 8. Shingleback 9. Bynoes Gecko 10. Nobbis Dragon 11. Painted Dragon 12. Goulds Sand Goanna 13. Mallee Snake-eye 14. Central Bearded Dragon 15. Mallee Dragon Tiger Snake 16. Royal Ctenotus 17. Beaded Gecko 18. Whites Skink 19. Eastern Bearded Dragon 20. Southern Blue-tongue 21. Crested Dragon 22. Peninsula Dragon 23. Gidgee (Stokes) Skink 24. Flinders Ranges Rock-Skink 25. South-eastern Slider 26. *Asian House Gecko 27. Barred-sided Skink Common Death Adder 28. Eastern Water Skink 29. Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko 30. Border Ranges Leaf-tailed Gecko 31. Land Mullet 32. Jacky Lizard 33. Northern Red-throated Skink 34. Water Dragon 35. Wall Lizard (Fence Skink) 36. Lace Monitor 37. Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko 38. Rainbow Skink 39. Boyds Forest Dragon 40. Eastern Striped (Robust) Skink 41. Short-necked Turtle

Amphibians

1. Eastern Banjo Frog Australian Scrub Python (above) and Stoney Creek Frog (below) 2. Fleays Barred Frog 3. White-lipped (Giant) Tree Frog 4. Northern Stoney Creek (Jungguy) Frog 5. Stoney Creek Frog 6. Broad-palmed Rocket Frog 7. Striped Rocket Frog 8. Emerald-spotted (Perons) Tree Frog 9. Graceful (Dainty) Tree Frog 10. Northern (Sedge Frog) Dwarf Tree Frog 11. *Cane Toad


Boyds Forest Dragon (left) and Lace Monitor (right)

Central Bearded Dragon (left) and Goulds Sand Goanna (right)

Border Ranges Leaf-tailed Gecko (left) and Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko (right)


Southern Blue-tongue (left) and Shingleback (right)

Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko

Nobbis Dragon (left) and Peninsula Dragon (right)


Butterflies

1. Australian Painted Lady 2. Common Brown 3. Common Grass Blue 4. Capers White 5. Little White 6. Amaryllis Blue 7. Cairns Birdwing 8. Richmonds Birdwing 9. Ulysses Blue

Other Creatures

1. Spiny Leaf Insect 2. Prey Mantis sp. 3. Red-backed Spider 4. Box Jellyfish Ulysses Blue

Graceful (Dainty) Tree Frog (left), White-lipped (Giant) Tree Frog (centre) and Emerald-spotted Tree Frog (right)

Red-backed Spider (left) and Spiny Leaf Insect (right)


Summary I had an absolute blast on this trip, would probably rate it as my best birding holiday and I owe both Dave and Sue (and Jenna and Laura), and Rob and Di a huge debt of gratitude for taking me into their homes and looking after me so well, for without them this trip would have not been possible, anywhere near as successful, or most importantly as enjoyable! Thanks to you all! Australia was more than what I was expecting it to be. I always knew it would be good, but I was just focussed on the birds. Now Im well and truly into reptiles too! I truly enjoyed everything about the country. Australia just gives so much great wildlife, scenery, food, people. There were so many highlights its difficult to pick a couple. Getting into The Outback rates very high (and hot take your breath away hot), my first Koala, Platypus, Kangaroo, Emu, Cassowary and Kookaburra are all moments Ill never forget. Im actually quite lucky as I will be heading back to Australia in October and November 2016 to lead a Birding Ecotours trip so very excited about that. If you would like any further information about the 2016 (or 2017) Birding Ecotours trips, or this trip please drop me an email to andywalker1000 AT hotmail.com subject Australia Birding Thanks, Andy 1st August 2015

Andy at Lamington National Park with a couple of friendly Australian King Parrots for company

Andy works for Birding Ecotours check out the Guides Page for his general details and those of his upcoming tours here: http://birdingecotours.com/staff/andrew-walker or the following link to a recent Q&A session on the Birding Ecotours blog: http://birdingecotours.com/getting-to-know-andy-walker/.

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