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species 1.

Magpie Goose

Count 4

Mike Stratton

species 2.

Forest Kingfisher

Count 2

Mike Stratton

species 3.

Brown-backed Honeyeater

Count 1

Mike Stratton

species 4.

Spangled Drongo

Count 1

Mike Stratton

species 5.

Australian Brushturkey

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 6.

Australasian Grebe

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 7.

Peaceful Dove

Count 13

Tony Ashton

species 8.

Bar-shouldered Dove

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 9.

Pheasant Coucal

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 10.

Brush Cuckoo

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 11.

White-browed Crake

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 12.

Comb-crested Jacana

Count 4

Tony Ashton

species 13.

Australian Tern

Count 3

Tony Ashton

species 14.

Australasian Darter

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 15.

Little Pied Cormorant

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 16.

Little Black Cormorant

Count 8

Tony Ashton

species 17.

Plumed Egret

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 18.

Australian Ibis

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 19.

Black Kite

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 20.

Whistling Kite

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 21.

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 22.

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Count 3

Tony Ashton

species 23.

Rainbow Bee-eater

Count 3

Tony Ashton

species 24.

Dollarbird

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 25.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 26.

Red-backed Fairywren

Count 3

Tony Ashton

species 27.

Yellow Honeyeater

Count 3

Tony Ashton

species 28.

Brown Honeyeater

Count 3

Tony Ashton

species 29.

White-throated Honeyeater

Count 5

Tony Ashton

species 30.

Black-faced Cuckooshrike

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 31.

White-bellied Cuckooshrike

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 32.

Varied Triller

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 33.

Leaden Flycatcher

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 34.

Australian Raven

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 35.

Mistletoebird

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 36.

Sahul Sunbird

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 37.

Scaly-breasted Munia

Count 6

Tony Ashton

species 38.

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Count 4

Tony Ashton

species 39.

Masked Lapwing

Count 2

Mitchell Heide

species 40.

Black-necked Stork

Count 1

Mitchell Heide

species 41.

Brahminy Kite

Count 1

Mitchell Heide

species 42.

Australian Magpie

Count 2

Mitchell Heide

species 43.

Magpie-lark

Count 1

Mitchell Heide

species 44.

Golden-headed Cisticola

Count 2

Mitchell Heide

species 45.

Sacred Kingfisher

Count 2

Luke Shelley

species 46.

Willie-wagtail

Count 1

Luke Shelley

species 47.

Eastern Cattle Egret

Count 20

Neil Shelley

species 48.

Crimson Finch

Count 1

Neil Shelley

species 49.

Great Bowerbird

Count 1

Nick Osborne

species 50.

Brolga

Count 1

Caitlin Rutherford

species 51.

Rainbow Lorikeet

Count 12

Caitlin Rutherford

species 52.

Pacific Black Duck

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 53.

Bush Thick-knee

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 54.

Pied Stilt

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 55.

Nankeen Kestrel

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 56.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 57.

Rufous-throated Honeyeater

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 58.

Helmeted Friarbird

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 59.

Rufous Shrikethrush

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 60.

White-breasted Woodswallow

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 61.

White-browed Robin

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 62.

Great Egret

Count 1

Sonja Ross

species 63.

Gray Teal

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 64.

Black-fronted Dotterel

Count 6

Tony Ashton

species 65.

Straw-necked Ibis

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 66.

White-winged Triller

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 67.

Tawny Grassbird

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 68.

Fairy Martin

Count 8

Tony Ashton

species 69.

Wandering Whistling-Duck

Count 7

Jari Cornelis

species 70.

Banded Lapwing

Count 1

Jari Cornelis

species 71.

Nankeen Night Heron

Count 1

Jari Cornelis

species 72.

Little Egret

Count 5

Jari Cornelis

species 73.

Red-kneed Dotterel

Count 1

Luke Shelley

species 74.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Count 2

Luke Shelley

species 75.

Red-winged Parrot

Count X

Graham Castles

species 76.

Pied Butcherbird

Count 1

Graham Castles

species 77.

Tree Martin

Count 1

Graham Castles

species 78.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Count 2

Jack Whiting

species 79.

Pacific Golden-Plover

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 80.

Red-capped Plover

Count 2

Jack Whiting

species 81.

Marsh Sandpiper

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 82.

Australian Pratincole

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 83.

White-faced Heron

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 84.

Glossy Ibis

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 85.

Brown Goshawk

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 86.

Australian Pipit

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 87.

Australian Pelican

Count 2

Tony Ashton

species 88.

Royal Spoonbill

Count 38

Tony Ashton

species 89.

Barking Owl

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 90.

Olive-backed Oriole

Count 3

Tony Ashton

species 91.

Caspian Tern

Count 3

suska kocis

species 92.

Striated Pardalote

Count 1

suska kocis

species 93.

Pacific Heron

Count 1

Keith & Lindsay Fisher

species 94.

Laughing Kookaburra

Count 1

Keith & Lindsay Fisher

species 95.

Little Friarbird

Count 3

Keith & Lindsay Fisher

species 96.

Whiskered Tern

Count 6

Enoch Bultreys

species 97.

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Count 5

Enoch Bultreys

species 98.

Blue-faced Honeyeater

Count 3

Enoch Bultreys

species 99.

Torresian Crow

Count 4

Enoch Bultreys

species 100.

Welcome Swallow

Count X

Enoch Bultreys

species 101.

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Count 2

Luke Shelley

species 102.

Osprey

Count 1

Luke Shelley

species 103.

Australasian Figbird

Count 1

Luke Shelley

species 104.

Latham's Snipe

Count 5

Tony Ashton

species 105.

Curlew Sandpiper

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 106.

Pied Cormorant

Count 1

Enoch Bultreys

species 107.

Pacific Baza

Count 1

Enoch Bultreys

species 108.

Australian Bustard

Count 2

Luke Shelley

species 109.

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo

Count 1

Luke Shelley

species 110.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

Luke Shelley

species 111.

Rufous Whistler

Count 1

Luke Shelley

species 112.

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon

Count 4

Sally & Derek Whitehead

species 113.

Pacific Koel

Count 1

Sally & Derek Whitehead

species 114.

Varied Honeyeater

Count 1

Sally & Derek Whitehead

species 115.

Australian Reed Warbler

Count 1

Sebastian Hoefer

species 116.

Common Greenshank

Count 1

Ramit Singal

species 117.

Silver Gull

Count 2

Ramit Singal

species 118.

Dusky Myzomela

Count 1

Ramit Singal

species 119.

Radjah Shelduck

Count 1

Pat Charlton

species 120.

Scarlet Myzomela

Count 1

Callum Ashenhurst

species 121.

Hardhead

Count 1

Hans Wohlmuth

species 122.

Little Bronze-Cuckoo

Count 1

Hans Wohlmuth

species 123.

Collared Sparrowhawk

Count 1

Stan Skeates

species 124.

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

Count 1

Stan Skeates

species 125.

Gray Fantail

Count 2

Stan Skeates

species 126.

Restless Flycatcher

Count 1

David Eddington

species 127.

Swamp Harrier

Count 1

David Newell

species 128.

Chestnut Teal

Count 3

Luke Shelley

species 129.

Black Swan

Count 1

Sarah Salisbury

species 130.

Dusky Moorhen

Count 2

heather ward

species 131.

Plum-headed Finch

Count 30

heather ward

species 132.

House Sparrow

Count 20

heather ward

species 133.

Green Pygmy-Goose

Count 2

Luke Shelley

species 134.

Double-barred Finch

Count 2

Luke Shelley

species 135.

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

Count 1

James Oates

species 136.

White-gaped Honeyeater

Count 1

Braden McDonald

species 137.

Brown Falcon

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 138.

Metallic Starling

Count 4

Stan Skeates

species 139.

Noisy Friarbird

Count 1

Angela Hansen

species 140.

Northern Fantail

Count 1

Imogen Warren

species 141.

Pacific Swift

Count 2

Shane Bennett

species 142.

Little Kingfisher

Count 1

Len and Chris Ezzy

species 143.

Spotted Whistling-Duck

Count 2

Len and Chris Ezzy

species 144.

Black-chinned Honeyeater

Count 4

Tony Ashton

species 145.

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Count 1

Len and Chris Ezzy

species 146.

Common Cicadabird

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 147.

Little Corella

Count 2

Elna Kerswell

species 148.

Eurasian Coot

Count 1

Sabine and Timothy Paine

species 149.

Pallid Cuckoo

Count 1

Clive Curson

species 150.

Buff-banded Rail

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 151.

Wood Sandpiper

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 152.

Black-shouldered Kite

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 153.

Spotted Harrier

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 154.

Singing Bushlark

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 155.

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Count 1

Pat Charlton

species 156.

Brown Quail

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 157.

Spotted Dove

Count 2

Akil Halai

species 158.

Common Myna

Count 3

Akil Halai

species 159.

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 160.

Gray Goshawk

Count 1

Tony Ashton

species 161.

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Count 1

Rodney Appleby

species 162.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Count 1

Paul Goulding

species 163.

Australian Hobby

Count 4

Anonymous eBirder

species 164.

Golden Whistler

Count 1

Bob French

species 165.

Plumed Whistling-Duck

Count X

Robert Edwards

species 166.

Rock Pigeon

Count X

Robert Edwards

species 167.

Galah

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 168.

Lemon-bellied Flyrobin

Count 2

Jack Whiting

species 169.

Zebra Finch

Count 2

Jack Whiting

species 170.

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

Count 2

Paul Goulding

species 171.

Great Cormorant

Count 2

Paul Goulding

species 172.

Pied Currawong

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 173.

Mangrove Robin

Count 1

Jack Whiting

species 174.

Red-necked Stint

Count X

Tony Bischoff

species 175.

Siberian Sand-Plover

Count 1

Chris Symmons

species 176.

Red-browed Firetail

Count 15

Megan Barnes

species 177.

Black Bittern

Count 1

Birdline Australia

species 178.

Superb Fruit-Dove

Count 1

Birdline Australia

species 179.

Broad-billed Flycatcher

Count X

Dezmond Wells

Additional taxa

buttonquail sp.

Count 1

Tony Ashton

white egret sp.

Count 40

Ramit Singal

fruit-dove sp.

Count 1

Tony Ashton

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Observer	Date	Species
Mike Stratton	12 Apr 2024	4
Tony Ashton	26 Mar 2024	38
Bailey Brooker	24 Mar 2024	33
Rohan Etherington	16 Mar 2024	11
Luke Shelley	3 Mar 2024	20
Neil Shelley	22 Jan 2024	8
Nick Osborne	14 Jan 2024	7
Mahalia Booth-Remmers	29 Dec 2023	7
Caitlin Rutherford	29 Dec 2023	7
Tony Ashton	20 Dec 2023	31

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Tony Ashton	124
2	Luke Shelley	102
3	Jack Whiting	95
4	Paul Goulding	68
5	Keith & Lindsay Fisher	67
6	Enoch Bultreys	66
7	Chris Symmons	64
8	Len and Chris Ezzy	62
8	Pat Charlton	62
10	Neil Shelley	61