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Billen bird sightings

 

Species, month, location/habitat

King ParrotBRUSH TURKEY Oct, Ground ring road
GREY TEAL Oct, Flying across valley
AUSTRALIAN WOOD DUCK June, Ground ring road
WHITEFACED HERON Oct, Flying across valley
WHITE NECKED HERON Oct, Dam water nr. Ring road/north rd
STRAW NECKED IBIS June, Flying across valley
LITTLE EAGLE June, Flying over, chased by pied butcherbirds
WEDGE TAILED EAGLE June, Oct Plummeting into scrub for lizard.--soaring
BLACK SHOULDERED KITE June, Flying over. Perched on wires
GREY GOSHAWK June, High branches
GREY FALCON June/Oct, Middle trees. Perched on wires. Soaring
BROWN FALCON Oct, Flying over. Soaring
MASKED LAPWING June, Field at bottom of shiva’s hill
TOP KNOT PIGEON June, Perched above bus clearing
CRESTED PIGEON June, Perched above bus clearing
BRUSH BRONZE WING June/Oct Mating tall trees
BROWN CUCKOO-DOVE Oct, Low in wattles
BARSHOULDERED DOVE Oct, Undergrowth
YELLOW-TAILED BLACK-COCKATOO Oct, Flying over. Ring rd. Perched in middle trees
RAINBOW LORIKEET Jun/Oct, Flying over. Gum tree. Tall trees 2-9
SCALEY-BREASTED LORIKEET June, Flying over
KING PARRROT Jun/Oct, Banana + custard apple trees. Tall trees middle trees
RED WINGED PARROT Jun/Oct, Flying over (not 100% certain)
EASTERN ROSELLA Jun/Oct, Flying over. Gum tree 2-6
SWIFT PARROT June, Flying over 2-4
ORIENTAL CUCKOO Oct, 1 only. Middle trees. Low in wattlees.
KOEL Oct, 2. Middle trees
PHEASANT COUCAL Jun/Oct, Middle trees. Lantana. Scrub.
CHANELED-BILLED CUCKOO Oct, Mulberry bush. Gum tree.
BARKING OWL June, Ring rd
POWERFUL OWL Oct, Ring rd
AZURE KINGFISHER Oct, Wattle trees. 1 visit only
SACRED KINGFISHER Oct, Wattles. Gum tree.
LAUGHING KOOKABURRA Jun/Oct, Middle trees. Gum tree. Wattles.
TREE CREEPER June, Spiraling wattle
SUPERB FAIRY WREN Oct, Low pr s.
RED BACKED FAIRY WREN Oct, Scrub. Undergrowth flock 5.
SOUTHERN EMU WREN Oct, Scrub
WHITE-BROWED SCRUB WREN Oct, Undergrowth
YELLOW-THROATED SCRUB-WREN Oct, Low in wattles
WEE BILL Jun/Oct, Undergrowth. Tall trees +with fantails
YELLOW THORNBILL Jun/Oct, Wattles. Tall trees.
NOISY FRIAR BIRD Oct, Middle level of tall trees.
BLUE FACED HONEYEATER Jun/Oct, Paw paws, bananas.
NOISY MINER BIRD Jun/Oct, Everywhere
LEWIN’S HONEYEATER Jun/Oct, Paw paws
BLACK-CHINNED HONEYEATER Oct, Paw paws
EASTERN SPINEBILL June, Paw paws
MISTLETOE BIRD Jun/Oct, Middle trees distant v.occassional sightings (not 100% certain)
HOODED ROBIN June, Undergrowth
SCARLET ROBIN June, Undergrowth
LOGRUNNER Oct, Undergrowth
EASTERN WHIPBIRD Oct, Undergrowth
CRESTED SHRIKE -TIT Oct, Low trees undergrowth
GOLDEN WHISTLER June, Tall trees
WHITE EARED MONARCH June, Wattles. Undergrowth
GREY FANTAIL Jun/Oct, Lantanas. Tall trees
WILLIE WAGTAIL Oct, Ring rd
SPANGLED DROGO Oct, Low trees
MAGPIE LARK Oct, Ring rd
BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE Oct, Middle trees
OLIVE-BACKED ORIOLE Oct, Middle trees
FIG BIRD Oct, Mulberry bushes. Wattles 2-9
Pied burcherbirdBLACK BUTCHERBIRD June, Middle trees
GREY BUTCHERBIRD Oct, Middle trees
PIED BUTCHERBIRD Jun/Oct, Everywhere
AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE Jun/Oct, Lawns + balcony with pied butcherbirds
PIED CURRAWONG Jun/Oct, Umbrella tree. Mulberry trees. Banannas +++
AUSTRALIAN RAVEN June, Circling ring rd, landing in middle trees.
FOREST RAVEN Oct, Middle tree brief visit
CHOUGH Oct, Flying across valley. Fling over not 100%
GREEN CATBIRD Jun/Oct, Flock in umbrella tree-later in mulberry bush nomadic
REGENT BOWERBIRD June, Male flying over. Ocassionaly in wattle.
SATIN BOWERBIRD June/Oct, Umbrella tree. Balcony. Mulberry bush.
DIAMOND FIRETAIL Oct, Undergrowth flock
RED-BROWED FINCH Oct, Undergrowth flock 12-15. Occasional smaller flock
WELCOME SWALLOW Jun/Oct, Overhead
TREE MARTIN Jun/Oct, Overhead
WHITE-BACKED SWALLOW Jun/Oct, Overhead
SILVER EYE Jun/Oct, Low undergrowth 1. A flock with small birds jun. Prs.oct
RUSSET TAILED THRUSH Oct, Lawn tree adjacent to umbrella tree.

Compiled by Myke Leech