but he also said "presumably to the west", i.e. he doesn't know where.
ZooChat Big Year 2013
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zooboy28
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Ahh, I meant to the east! I always get east and west (and left and right) backwards, I don't know why. I don't know if the project includes any work out west, as I understand its all in small streams in forested areas.
nanoboy
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Well according to his last post it could also be north, south, or a totally different animal. "Did I say platypus? I really meant pigeon. I always get those mixed up."
most in the Illawarra area. I've also been on a pelagic trip off Wollongong looking at albatrosses and petrels and I just got back from a mates farm out western NSW. I don't have any more trips planned for the rest of the year so I will have to try to pick up a few more around home. I will be happy with 250. One better than last year. My most recent lifer was a pair of ground cuckoo-shrikes at Warrumbungles NP. They are awesome looking birds. I've got my fingers crossed for a few more seabirds in September when I plan to do another pelagic trip. I would love to see all three jaegers in a day. I've seen arctic and pomerine but not this year.
nanoboy
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Very very cool. I think I might just have gotten to 100 with a 'bell miner' but I need to compare the photos I took with the field guide.
My new target is 200.
Why don't you share your 224 list with us? I am sure that a lot of us here would be interested.
bell miners are nice birds. Difficult to actually see though, even if they are calling everywhere around you!
nanoboy
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That is exactly what happened!!!
In other news, I applied for a key/permit to the Western Treatment Plant. The place looks huge! Does anyone have an itinerary where-to-drive guide? The best I found online was this one, but I am not too sure how up-to-date/accurate it is: Western Treatment Plant, Werribee
that should all be applicable. Maybe the best idea is to go out first time just to suss out the lay of the land and then work out your favourite areas for next time (or go with that friend of yours who goes there, because he'll have better on the ground knowledge). Maybe zooboy would like to tag along as well.
The eremaea list for the area is here: Western Treatment Plant, Werribee Bird List
Also there's a northern shoveller there somewhere! (As of a couple of days ago): Birdline Victoria Recent Sightings
and also, how's that Finding Birds In Victoria book working out? Any good?
1/1/2013
1 masked lapwing
2 house sparrow
3 Common Myna
4 Spotted Dove
5 Silver gull
6 Dollar Bird
7 Aussie Raven
8 Rainbow Lorikeet
9 Aussie Magpie
10 Aussie White Ibis
11 Magpie - lark (pee wee)
12 galah
13 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
14 Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike
15 Little Wattlebird
16 Laughing kookaburra
17 Noisy Miner
18 Crimson Rosella
19 Satin Bowerbird
20 Grey Butcherbird
21 White necked Heron
22 Auss King Parrot
23 Eastern Koel
24 Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo
2/1/2013
25 White faced heron
26 Common Starling
27 Aussie Pelican
28 Ruddy Turnstone*
29 Welcome Swallow
30 Great Cormorant
31 Purple Swamphen
32 Chestnut teal
33 Aussie Wood duck ( maned goose )
3/1/2013
34 Little Lorikeet
35 Australasian Figbird
4/1/2013
36 Red Whisked Bulbul
37 New Holland Honeyeater
38 Peregrine Falcon
39 Rock dove ( feral pigeon )
40 Crested Pigeon
41 Little Pied cormorant
42 Little Black Cormorant
5/1/2013
43 Long Billed Corella
6/1/13
44 Superb Fairy wren
45 Willie Wagtail
7/1/13
46 Green Catbird
9/1/13
47 Nankeen Kestrel
48 Channel Billed Cuckoo
49 Swamp Harrier
50 White Bellied Sea Eagle
51 Red Wattlebird
52 Red Capped Plover
53 Little tern*
54 Red Necked Stint
55 Caspian Tern
56 Black Swan
57 Pacific Golden Plover
58 Bar- Tailed Godwit
59 Eastern Curlew
60 Whistling Kite
61 Aussie Pied Oystercatcher
62 Eastern Great Egret
63 Grey Teal
64 White Fronted Chat
65 Greater Crested Tern
66 White Browed Scrubwren
67 Bassian Thrush
68 Straw Necked Ibis
69 Tree Martin
70 Black Fronted Dotterel
71 Eurasian Coot
72 Aussie Grebe
73 Little Egret
74 Royal Spoonbill
75 Latham Snipe*
76 Brown Goshawk
77 Pacific Black Duck
78 Aussie Reed Warbler
79 Hardhead ( white eyed duck )
80 Whimbrel
81 Pied Cormorant
82 Fan Tailed Cuckoo
83 Eastern Yellow Robin
84 Silvereye
85 Eastern Spinebill
86 Variegated Fairy Wren
87 Dusky Moorhen
88 Northern Mallard
89 Sooty Oystercatcher
90 Yellow Thornbill
91 Australaisian Pipit
11/1/13
92 Lewins Honeyeater
93 Rufous Fantail
94 Topknot Pigeon
95 Yellow Throated Scrubwren
96 Brown Thornbill
97 Scarlet Honeyeater
98 Pied Currawong
99 White Headed Pigeon
13/1/13
100 Little Corella
1 masked lapwing
2 house sparrow
3 Common Myna
4 Spotted Dove
5 Silver gull
6 Dollar Bird
7 Aussie Raven
8 Rainbow Lorikeet
9 Aussie Magpie
10 Aussie White Ibis
11 Magpie - lark (pee wee)
12 galah
13 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
14 Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike
15 Little Wattlebird
16 Laughing kookaburra
17 Noisy Miner
18 Crimson Rosella
19 Satin Bowerbird
20 Grey Butcherbird
21 White necked Heron
22 Auss King Parrot
23 Eastern Koel
24 Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo
2/1/2013
25 White faced heron
26 Common Starling
27 Aussie Pelican
28 Ruddy Turnstone*
29 Welcome Swallow
30 Great Cormorant
31 Purple Swamphen
32 Chestnut teal
33 Aussie Wood duck ( maned goose )
3/1/2013
34 Little Lorikeet
35 Australasian Figbird
4/1/2013
36 Red Whisked Bulbul
37 New Holland Honeyeater
38 Peregrine Falcon
39 Rock dove ( feral pigeon )
40 Crested Pigeon
41 Little Pied cormorant
42 Little Black Cormorant
5/1/2013
43 Long Billed Corella
6/1/13
44 Superb Fairy wren
45 Willie Wagtail
7/1/13
46 Green Catbird
9/1/13
47 Nankeen Kestrel
48 Channel Billed Cuckoo
49 Swamp Harrier
50 White Bellied Sea Eagle
51 Red Wattlebird
52 Red Capped Plover
53 Little tern*
54 Red Necked Stint
55 Caspian Tern
56 Black Swan
57 Pacific Golden Plover
58 Bar- Tailed Godwit
59 Eastern Curlew
60 Whistling Kite
61 Aussie Pied Oystercatcher
62 Eastern Great Egret
63 Grey Teal
64 White Fronted Chat
65 Greater Crested Tern
66 White Browed Scrubwren
67 Bassian Thrush
68 Straw Necked Ibis
69 Tree Martin
70 Black Fronted Dotterel
71 Eurasian Coot
72 Aussie Grebe
73 Little Egret
74 Royal Spoonbill
75 Latham Snipe*
76 Brown Goshawk
77 Pacific Black Duck
78 Aussie Reed Warbler
79 Hardhead ( white eyed duck )
80 Whimbrel
81 Pied Cormorant
82 Fan Tailed Cuckoo
83 Eastern Yellow Robin
84 Silvereye
85 Eastern Spinebill
86 Variegated Fairy Wren
87 Dusky Moorhen
88 Northern Mallard
89 Sooty Oystercatcher
90 Yellow Thornbill
91 Australaisian Pipit
11/1/13
92 Lewins Honeyeater
93 Rufous Fantail
94 Topknot Pigeon
95 Yellow Throated Scrubwren
96 Brown Thornbill
97 Scarlet Honeyeater
98 Pied Currawong
99 White Headed Pigeon
13/1/13
100 Little Corella
asterisked ones are lifers?
Yes. 18 lifers so far this year. plenty of lifers when your life list is only 330
13/1/13
100 Little Corella
101 black shouldered kite
102 Sacred Kingfisher
103 Black Winged Stilt
14/1/13
104 Aussie Hobby ( little Falcon )
105 Red Kneed Dotterel
106 Aussie Painted Snipe *
16/1/13
107 Grey Fantail
108 Golden Whistler
109 White Throated Treecreeper
110 Brown Cuckoo Dove
111 Brown Gerygone
20/1/13
112 Pectoral Sandpiper *
113 Aussie Spotted Crake *
114 Little Grassbird *
115 Kelp Gull
23/1/13
116 Eastern Rosella
117 Grey Goshawk ( White Form )
29/1/13
118 Red Browed Finch
119 Large Billed Scrubwren
120 Yellow Faced Honeyeater
121 Black Faced Monarch
4/2/13
122 Aussie Darter
5/2/13
123 Golden Headed Cisticola
8/2/13
124 Bar Shouldered Dove
9/2/13
125 Musk Lorikeet
10/2/13
126 White Throated needletail
127 Fork Tailed Swift *
12/2/13
128 Eastern Bristlebird
129 Beautiful Firetail
130 Pilotbird
131 Striated Thornbill
132 Rufous Whistler
133 Rose Robin
134 Grey Shrike Thrush
135 Eastern Whipbird
136 Southern Emu Wren
16/2/13
137 Tawny Frogmouth
19/2/13
138 Musk Duck
28/2/13
139 Southern Boobook
5/3/13
140 Beach Stone Curlew
141 Square Tailed kite
142 Wedge Tailed Eagle
12/3/13
143 Spotted Pardalote
144 Leaden Flycatcher
17/3/13
145 Superb Lyrebird
20/3/13
146 Double Banded plover
147 Noisy Friarbird
148 Cattle Egret
21/3/13
149 European Goldfinch
24/3/13
150 Scaly Breasted Lorikeet
27/3/13
151 Hoary Headed Grebe
2/4/13
152 Eastern Barn Owl
9/4/13
153 Red Rumped Parrot
15/4/13
154 Fairy Martin
22/4/13
155 Pink Eared Duck *
156 Aussie Shoveler *
157 Freckled Duck *
24/4/13
158 Brown Quail
25/4/13
159 Weebill
30/4/13
160 White naped Honeyeater
161 common Blackbird
162 Great Crested Grebe *
9/5/13
163 Striated Heron
13/5/13
164 Brown Falcon
165 White Winged Chough
14/5/13
166 Grey Currawong
20/5/13
167 Australasian Gannet
25/5/13
168 Fairy Prion
169 Buller's Shearwater *
170 Short Tailed Shearwater
171 Fluttering Shearwater
172 Wandering Albatross
173 Black Browed Albatross
174 Buller's Albatross
175 Shy Albatross
176 Yellow Nosed Albatross
177 Brown Skua
178 Black Noddy *
179 Northern Giant Petrel
180 Great Winged Petrel
181 Providence Petrel *
3/6/13
182 White plumed Honeyeater
183 Yellow Rumped Thornbill
184 Apostlebird
185 Emu
186 Red Winged parrot
187 Aussie Ringneck ( Mallee Ringneck )
188 Spotted Bowerbird
189 Yellow throated miner
190 Little Crow
4/6/13
191 Peaceful Dove
192 Black Kite
193 Cockateil ( quarrion )
194 Blue Faced Honeyeater
195 Pied Butcherbird
196 Common Bronzewing
197 Banded Lapwing
198 Blue Bonnet
199 White Winged Fairy Wren
200 Singing Honeyeater
100 Little Corella
101 black shouldered kite
102 Sacred Kingfisher
103 Black Winged Stilt
14/1/13
104 Aussie Hobby ( little Falcon )
105 Red Kneed Dotterel
106 Aussie Painted Snipe *
16/1/13
107 Grey Fantail
108 Golden Whistler
109 White Throated Treecreeper
110 Brown Cuckoo Dove
111 Brown Gerygone
20/1/13
112 Pectoral Sandpiper *
113 Aussie Spotted Crake *
114 Little Grassbird *
115 Kelp Gull
23/1/13
116 Eastern Rosella
117 Grey Goshawk ( White Form )
29/1/13
118 Red Browed Finch
119 Large Billed Scrubwren
120 Yellow Faced Honeyeater
121 Black Faced Monarch
4/2/13
122 Aussie Darter
5/2/13
123 Golden Headed Cisticola
8/2/13
124 Bar Shouldered Dove
9/2/13
125 Musk Lorikeet
10/2/13
126 White Throated needletail
127 Fork Tailed Swift *
12/2/13
128 Eastern Bristlebird
129 Beautiful Firetail
130 Pilotbird
131 Striated Thornbill
132 Rufous Whistler
133 Rose Robin
134 Grey Shrike Thrush
135 Eastern Whipbird
136 Southern Emu Wren
16/2/13
137 Tawny Frogmouth
19/2/13
138 Musk Duck
28/2/13
139 Southern Boobook
5/3/13
140 Beach Stone Curlew
141 Square Tailed kite
142 Wedge Tailed Eagle
12/3/13
143 Spotted Pardalote
144 Leaden Flycatcher
17/3/13
145 Superb Lyrebird
20/3/13
146 Double Banded plover
147 Noisy Friarbird
148 Cattle Egret
21/3/13
149 European Goldfinch
24/3/13
150 Scaly Breasted Lorikeet
27/3/13
151 Hoary Headed Grebe
2/4/13
152 Eastern Barn Owl
9/4/13
153 Red Rumped Parrot
15/4/13
154 Fairy Martin
22/4/13
155 Pink Eared Duck *
156 Aussie Shoveler *
157 Freckled Duck *
24/4/13
158 Brown Quail
25/4/13
159 Weebill
30/4/13
160 White naped Honeyeater
161 common Blackbird
162 Great Crested Grebe *
9/5/13
163 Striated Heron
13/5/13
164 Brown Falcon
165 White Winged Chough
14/5/13
166 Grey Currawong
20/5/13
167 Australasian Gannet
25/5/13
168 Fairy Prion
169 Buller's Shearwater *
170 Short Tailed Shearwater
171 Fluttering Shearwater
172 Wandering Albatross
173 Black Browed Albatross
174 Buller's Albatross
175 Shy Albatross
176 Yellow Nosed Albatross
177 Brown Skua
178 Black Noddy *
179 Northern Giant Petrel
180 Great Winged Petrel
181 Providence Petrel *
3/6/13
182 White plumed Honeyeater
183 Yellow Rumped Thornbill
184 Apostlebird
185 Emu
186 Red Winged parrot
187 Aussie Ringneck ( Mallee Ringneck )
188 Spotted Bowerbird
189 Yellow throated miner
190 Little Crow
4/6/13
191 Peaceful Dove
192 Black Kite
193 Cockateil ( quarrion )
194 Blue Faced Honeyeater
195 Pied Butcherbird
196 Common Bronzewing
197 Banded Lapwing
198 Blue Bonnet
199 White Winged Fairy Wren
200 Singing Honeyeater
there are some really nice birds in that lot. I bet the Americans are drooling over the list 
My picks for best birds from your list would be beach stone-curlew (one of my favourite birds....but I saw mine on Komodo Island; just had to say that for bragging rights); superb lyrebird; and pink-eared duck. I haven't seen pink-eared duck yet, but I really want to!!
My picks for best birds from your list would be beach stone-curlew (one of my favourite birds....but I saw mine on Komodo Island; just had to say that for bragging rights); superb lyrebird; and pink-eared duck. I haven't seen pink-eared duck yet, but I really want to!!
4/6/13
201 Jacky Winter
202 Rufous Songlark
203 Zebra Finch
5/6/13
204 Striped Honeyeater
205 Striated Pardalote
206 Black Tailed Native hen
207 Black Necked Stork
6/613
208 Pale Headed Rosella
209 Brown Honeyeater
7/6/13
210 Diamond Dove
211 Inland Dotterel
8/6/13
212 Black Falcon *
213 Brolga
214 Spiny Cheeked Honeyeater
215 White Bellied Cuckoo shrike
216 Crested Bellbird
217 Olive Backed oriole
218 Restless Flycatcher
219 Hooded Robin
220 Mistletoe bird
9/6/13
221 Red Capped Robin
10/6/13
222 Chestnut Rumped Thornbill *
223 Ground Cuckoo Shrike *
11/6/13
224 Budgerigar
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Starting to get a bit hard to find new birds now. I travelled to Darwin last year and got birds I won't get this year. I'm hoping for 250. That will beat last year by one.
201 Jacky Winter
202 Rufous Songlark
203 Zebra Finch
5/6/13
204 Striped Honeyeater
205 Striated Pardalote
206 Black Tailed Native hen
207 Black Necked Stork
6/613
208 Pale Headed Rosella
209 Brown Honeyeater
7/6/13
210 Diamond Dove
211 Inland Dotterel
8/6/13
212 Black Falcon *
213 Brolga
214 Spiny Cheeked Honeyeater
215 White Bellied Cuckoo shrike
216 Crested Bellbird
217 Olive Backed oriole
218 Restless Flycatcher
219 Hooded Robin
220 Mistletoe bird
9/6/13
221 Red Capped Robin
10/6/13
222 Chestnut Rumped Thornbill *
223 Ground Cuckoo Shrike *
11/6/13
224 Budgerigar
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Starting to get a bit hard to find new birds now. I travelled to Darwin last year and got birds I won't get this year. I'm hoping for 250. That will beat last year by one.
there are some really nice birds in that lot. I bet the Americans are drooling over the list
My picks for best birds from your list would be beach stone-curlew (one of my favourite birds....but I saw mine on Komodo Island; just had to say that for bragging rights); superb lyrebird; and pink-eared duck. I haven't seen pink-eared duck yet, but I really want to!!
The beach stone curlew was at a place called Culbarra near Nowra. It's pretty far south. The superb lyrebird is fairly common and the pink eared duck was a pleasant surprise at a local wetlands. My favourite this year is the painted snipe and the bullers shearwater.
I've been a bird watcher since I was about 10. I have always kept a list. It is only the last few years that I have taken trips for the purpose of seeing birds. I always kept an eye out for new birds on previous trips but never went birdwatching on them. Now my trips are planned around zoos and birds.
oh yes, painted snipe! That's another I'd really like to see. They look brilliant in the books.
nanoboy
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Thanks for that. Yeah if I have a key, then this can be a regular outing so I guess I don't have to view my first visit as my last. Good idea about tagging along with friends. It should be good fun. I have been reading about that northern shoveler for a few weeks now - seems to be a big deal.
The book is fantastic. I like the way it tells you where to park, road conditions, standout species, and where to see particular species. So I went to a place called Wilsons Reserve over the weekend because the book said it was the best place to see red whiskered bulbul. I didnt see it but it was great to have some direction. I highly recommend the book to anyone planning some epic birding outings in Victoria.
Boof, that is a great list. It feels good to have seen a pink eared duck, doesn't it.
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