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eBird Australia Checklist S61217980

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Main Details

Location Nurragingy Reserve
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Additional Details

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Owner Ian Bailey

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  18
  • Distance:  1.5 km

Checklist Comments

This was a Cumberland Bird Observers Club outing. Weather was fine, warm and dry. One loop was taken around the lake area and another along the Education Track.

Totals

50
Species Observed
360 individuals

Observations

  1. Muscovy Duck (Domestic type)

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    A number of ducks and geese, not native were observed. Parentage unknown.

  2. Maned Duck

    Number observed:  1

  3. Pacific Black Duck

    Number observed:  6

  4. Mallard (Domestic type)

    Number observed:  1

  5. Gray Teal

    Number observed:  2

  6. Hardhead

    Number observed:  2

  7. Crested Pigeon

    Number observed:  3

  8. Fan-tailed Cuckoo

    Number observed:  1

  9. Dusky Moorhen

    Number observed:  20

  10. Eurasian Coot

    Number observed:  20

  11. Masked Lapwing

    Number observed:  1

  12. Australasian Grebe

    Number observed:  6

  13. Australasian Darter

    Number observed:  1

  14. Little Pied Cormorant

    Number observed:  1

  15. Little Black Cormorant

    Number observed:  1

  16. Australian Ibis

    Number observed:  25

    Details

    There was a mini colony in the palm trees.

  17. Little Egret

    Number observed:  1

  18. Great Egret

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Showed breeding colours and plumes

  19. Brown Goshawk

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Appeared to be a pair in a courting flight. A Brown Falcon also engaged at one moment.

  20. Laughing Kookaburra

    Number observed:  3

  21. Brown Falcon

    Number observed:  1

  22. Galah

    Number observed:  2

  23. Little Corella

    Number observed:  4

  24. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

    Number observed:  3

  25. Eastern Rosella

    Number observed:  5

  26. Rainbow Lorikeet

    Number observed:  8

  27. Superb Fairywren

    Number observed:  5

  28. Eastern Spinebill

    Number observed:  1

  29. Yellow-faced Honeyeater

    Number observed:  4

  30. Noisy Miner

    Number observed:  90

    Details

    One nest found. This is an extremely common bird in the area, so much so that we discussed whether culling should occur as they keep small species away.

  31. Red Wattlebird

    Number observed:  6

  32. Scarlet Myzomela

    Number observed:  4

  33. Spotted Pardalote

    Number observed:  1

  34. Yellow Thornbill

    Number observed:  1

  35. Black-faced Cuckooshrike

    Number observed:  1

  36. White-winged Triller

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    females

  37. Golden Whistler (Eastern)

    Number observed:  2

  38. Rufous Whistler

    Number observed:  1

  39. Australasian Figbird

    Number observed:  6

  40. Gray Butcherbird

    Number observed:  1

  41. Australian Magpie

    Number observed:  2

  42. Pied Currawong

    Number observed:  2

  43. Willie-wagtail

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    An active nest with chicks found.

  44. Gray Fantail

    Number observed:  1

  45. Magpie-lark

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    One active nest in the same tree as the Willie Wagtails.

  46. Australian Raven

    Number observed:  10

  47. Red-whiskered Bulbul

    Number observed:  2

  48. Silvereye

    Number observed:  6

  49. Common Myna

    Number observed:  80

    Details

    This is a very common species in the area. The birds could be seen and calls heard at all times during the morning.

  50. Mistletoebird

    Number observed:  1