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Exploring Australia - Looking for Wildlife (new)
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How hard were these to find?
Also you should consider uploading these images to the gallery, they really are quite nice.
The Lamington Spiny-Crayfish are pretty easy to find if you know when and where to look at the retreat (pretty much any creek). They become even easier to find after rain when they leave the creeks and travel along the forest floor. I will upload these images and more to the gallery soon after I've caught up with the postings on here.
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The Spit--Federation Walk ( Gold Coast) - 2.1.23
Targets: none
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australasian Figbird
2. Australasian Pipit
3. Australian Brush-Turkey
4. Australian White-Ibis
5. Bar-Shouldered Dove
6. Blue-Faced Honeyeater
7. Brown Honeyeater
8. Bush Stone-Curlew
9. Double-Barred Finch
10. Leaden Flycatcher
11. Noisy Friarbird
12. Olive-Backed Oriole
13. Pied Butcherbird
14. Rainbow Bee-Eater
15. Rainbow Lorikeet
16. Silvereye
17. Superb Fairywren
18. Torresian Crow
19. Welcome Swallow
20. Willie Wagtail
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Australia Zoo ( Sunshine Coast) - 3.1.23
Targets: none
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australian Brush-Turkey
2. Australian Wood-Duck
3. Bar-Shouldered Dove
4. Brown Honeyeater
5. Brown Thornbill
6. Dusky Moorhen
7. Eastern Yellow-Robin
8. Indian Mynah
9. Lewin's Honeyeater
10. Magpie-Lark
11. Noisy Miner
12. Pacific Black-Duck
13. Peaceful Dove
14. Rainbow Lorikeet
15. Spotted Turtle-Dove
16. White-Throated Treecreeper
17. Willie Wagtail
18. Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoo
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Eastern Water-Dragon
2. Eastern Water-Skink
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Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk & Sandy Camp Road Wetlands ( Brisbane) - 13.1.23
Targets: Australian Owlet-Nightjar &
Spotless Crake
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australasian Darter
2. Australian Magpie
3. Australian Owlet-Nightjar
4. Australian Pelican
5. Australian White-Ibis
6. Black Swan
7. Crested Pigeon
8. Dusky Moorhen
9. Grey Butcherbird
10. Grey Fantail
11. Laughing Kookaburra
12. Little Corella
13. Magpie-Lark
14. Mangrove Gerygone
15. Masked Lapwing
16. Noisy Miner
17. Pacific Black-Duck
18. Rainbow Lorikeet
19. Torresian Crow
20. Welcome Swallow
21. Willie Wagtail
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Sandy Camp Road Wetlands ( Brisbane) - 25.2.23
Targets: Bitterns (
Australian Little- &
Black ) &
Spotless Crake
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australasian Darter
2. Australian Pelican
3. Australian White-Ibis
4. Australian Wood-Duck
5. Bar-Shouldered Dove
6. Brown Honeyeater
7. Chestnut Teal
8. Crested Pigeon
9. Dusky Moorhen
10. Eurasian Coot
11. Grey Shrike-Thrush
12. Indian Mynah
13. Intermediate Egret
14. Laughing Kookaburra
15. Little Black Cormorant
16. Little Pied Cormorant
17. Magpie Goose
18. Noisy Miner
19. Pacific Black-Duck
20. Purple Swamphen
21. Rainbow Bee-Eater
22. Rainbow Lorikeet
23. Rufous Whistler
24. Sacred Kingfisher
25. Spotless Crake
26. Straw-Necked Ibis
27. Striated Heron
28. Superb Fairywren
29. Tawny Grassbird
30. Torresian Crow
31. White-Breasted Woodswallow
32. Willie Wagtail
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Kumbartcho Sanctuary ( Brisbane) - 7.4.23
Targets: Red-Capped Robin
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australasian Grebe
2. Australian Brush-Turkey
3. Australian Magpie
4. Golden Whistler
5. Grey Fantail
6. Laughing Kookaburra
7. Lewin's Honeyeater
8. Little Pied Cormorant
9. Pacific Baza
10. Red-Capped Robin
11. Rufous Fantail
12. Willie Wagtail
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Western Creek State Forest ( Toowoomba) - 13.4.23
Targets: Crested Bellbird ,
Hooded Robin &
White-Backed Swallow
Spoiler: Species List
Mammals
1. Red-Necked Wallaby
Birds
1. Apostlebird
2. Australian Raven
3. Brown Quail
4. Buff-Rumped Thornbill
5. Cockatiel
6. Eastern Yellow-Robin
7. Grey Fantail
8. Grey Shrike-Thrush
9. Hooded Robin
10. Jacky Winter
11. Peaceful Dove
12. Red-Capped Robin
13. Red-Winged Parrot
14. Rufous Whistler
15. Striped Honeyeater
16. Torresian Crow
17. Tree Martin
18. Weebill
19. White-Backed Swallow
20. White-Plumed Honeyeater
21. White-Throated Treecreeper
22. Willie Wagtail
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Mosquito Creek Road ( Inglewood) - 13.4.23--14.4.23
Targets: Australian Ringneck ,
Emu ,
Spotted Bowerbird ,
Squatter Pigeon &
White-Winged Fairywren
Spoiler: Species List
Mammals
1. Eastern Grey-Kangaroo
2. Red-Necked Wallaby
3. unidentified rodent
Birds
1. Apostlebird
2. Australian Hobby
3. Australian Magpie
4. Australian Ringneck
5. Australian Wood-Duck
6. Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike
7. Blue Bonnet
8. Blue-Faced Honeyeater
9. Common Bronzewing
10. Crested Pigeon
11. Eastern Yellow-Robin
12. Galah
13. Grey-Crowned Babbler
14. Grey Fantail
15. Ground Cuckoo-Shrike
16. Indian Mynah
17. Magpie-Lark
18. Nankeen Kestrel
19. Noisy Miner
20. Peaceful Dove
21. Pied Butcherbird
22. Purple-Backed Fairywren
23. Red-Rumped Parrot
24. Red-Winged Parrot
25. Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet
26. Spiny-Cheeked Honeyeater
27. Spotted Pardalote
28. Straw-Necked Ibis
29. Torresian Crow
30. Wedge-Tailed Eagle
31. Weebill
32. White-Faced Heron
33. White-Winged Fairywren
34. Willie Wagtail
35. Yellow-Faced Honeyeater
36. Yellow-Throated Miner
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Elegant Snake-Eyed Skink
2. Jacky Lizard
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Yelarbon Common & Yelarbon Lagoon ( Yelarbon) - 14.4.23
Targets: Black-Tailed Native-Hen ,
Southern Whiteface &
Spotted Bowerbird
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australasian Darter
2. Australasian Grebe
3. Australasian Shoveler
4. Australian Magpie
5. Australian White-Ibis
6. Australian Wood-Duck
7. Black-Fronted Dotterel
8. Black-Shouldered Kite
9. Black Swan
10. Black-Tailed Native-Hen
11. Black-Winged Stilt
12. Cockatiel
13. Common Starling
14. Crested Pigeon
15. Emu
16. Eurasian Coot
17. Galah
18. Grey Teal
19. House Sparrow
20. Indian Mynah
21. Little Black Cormorant
22. Little Corella
23. Little Pied Cormorant
24. Magpie-Lark
25. Pacific Black-Duck
26. Pacific Swift
27. Pied Butcherbird
28. Pink-Eared Duck
29. Purple Swamphen
30. Red-Capped Robin
31. Red-Kneed Dotterel
32. Red-Rumped Parrot
33. Red-Winged Parrot
34. Spiny-Cheeked Honeyeater
35. Spotted Bowerbird
36. Spotted Turtle-Dove
37. Striped Honeyeater
38. Superb Fairywren
39. Tree Martin
40. Welcome Swallow
41. White-Faced Heron
42. White-Necked Heron
43. Willie Wagtail
44. Yellow-Billed Spoonbill
45. Yellow-Rumped Thornbill
46. Yellow-Throated Miner
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Durikai State Forest ( Karara) - 14.4.23
Targets: Swift Parrot &
White-Eared Honeyeater
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australian Raven
2. Fuscous Honeyeater
3. Golden Whistler
4. Noisy Friarbird
5. Noisy Miner
6. Squatter Pigeon
7. Tree Martin
8. Welcome Swallow
9. Willie Wagtail
10. Yellow-Tufted Honeyeater
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Cunningham's Gap Picnic Area ( Main Range NP) - 14.4.23
Targets: none
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australian Raven
2. Bell Miner
3. Brown Gerygone
4. Brown Thornbill
5. Double-Barred Finch
6. Eastern Spinebill
7. Eastern Yellow-Robin
8. Golden Whistler
9. Large-Billed Scrubwren
10. Lewin's Honeyeater
11. Noisy Pitta
12. Russet-Tailed Thrush
13. Satin Bowerbird
14. Spectacled Monarch
15. Straw-Necked Ibis
16. White-Browed Scrubwren
17. Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
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Kingsford Smith Memorial ( Brisbane) - 25.4.23
Targets: Australian Spotted-Crake and
Lewin's Rail
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australasian Grebe
2. Australian White-Ibis
3. Bar-Shouldered Dove
4. Black-Fronted Dotterel
5. Black-Winged Stilt
6. Dusky Moorhen
7. Grey Teal
8. Intermediate Egret
9. Little Black Cormorant
10. Little Grassbird
11. Little Pied Cormorant
12. Magpie-Lark
13. Masked Lapwing
14. Pied Butcherbird
15. Pied Currawong
16. Purple Swamphen
17. Torresian Crow
18. Willie Wagtail
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Devon Park Rd & Devon Park Boundary Rd ( Oakey) - 21.5.23
Targets: Black-Tailed Native-Hen and
White-Winged Fairywren
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australian Magpie
2. Australian Wood-Duck
3. Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike
4. Black-Tailed Native-Hen
5. Cockatiel
6. Crested Pigeon
7. Galah
8. Golden-Headed Cisticola
9. Indian Mynah
10. Intermediate Egret
11. Magpie-Lark
12. Masked Lapwing
13. Nankeen Kestrel
14. Noisy Miner
15. Pacific Black-Duck
16. Pied Butcherbird
17. Red-Rumped Parrot
18. Restless Flycatcher
19. Torresian Crow
20. Weebill
21. White-Winged Fairywren
22. Willie Wagtail
23. Zebra Finch
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Arthur Shooter Memorial Park ( Oakey) - 21.5.23
Targets: Musk Lorikeet
Spoiler: Species List
Birds
1. Australasian Darter
2. Australian Magpie
3. Australian Wood-Duck
4. Cockatiel
5. Crested Pigeon
6. Feral Pigeon
7. Galah
8. Indian Mynah
9. Magpie-Lark
10. Noisy Miner
11. Pacific Black-Duck
12. Pale-Headed Rosella
13. Pied Butcherbird
14. Pied Currawong
15. Rainbow Lorikeet
16. Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet
17. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
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Nambucca Heads ( Mid North Coast) - 24.6.23--26.6.23
Targets: none
Spoiler: Species List
1. Australasian Darter
2. Australasian Gannet
3. Australian Magpie
4. Australian Pelican
5. Australian Pied-Oystercatcher
6. Blue-Faced Honeyeater
7. Brown Honeyeater
8. Brown Thornbill
9. Crested Tern
10. Eastern Osprey
11. Eastern Spinebill
12. Eastern Whipbird
13. Eastern Yellow-Robin
14. Feral Pigeon
15. Golden Whistler
16. Grey Fantail
17. Laughing Kookaburra
18. Lewin's Honeyeater
19. Little Pied Cormorant
20. Little Wattlebird
21. Magpie-Lark
22. Masked Lapwing
23. Noisy Miner
24. Pied Butcherbird
25. Pied Currawong
26. Rainbow Lorikeet
27. Satin Bowerbird
28. Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet
29. Silvereye
30. Silver Gull
31. Striated Heron
32. Superb Fairywren
33. Welcome Swallow
34. White-Bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
35. White-Browed Scrubwren
36. White-Cheeked Honeyeater
37. White-Faced Heron
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