Plains-wanderer Weekends 2006, 2007 & 2008

# Rarely encountered
* Nomadic or migratory species
S = Seen; H = Heard only; L = Seen only by a leader; B = Breeding; M = Male; F = Female; PR = Pair; J = Juvenile

 

SPECIES
25/26
NOV 06
2/3
DEC 06
9/10
DEC 06
16/17
DEC 06
30/31
DEC 06
24/25
NOV
07
1/2
DEC
07
15/16
DEC
07
29/30
DEC
07
15/16
NOV
08

29/30
NOV
08

6/7
DEC
08
20/21
DEC
08

3/4
JAN
09

Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Stubble Quail
Coturnix pectoralis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
#Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora
 
#Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
         
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Plumed Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
 
#Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis
 
Musk Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
 
S
S
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
S
S
S
S
S
S
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australasian Shoveler
Anas rhynchotis
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Hardhead
Aythya australis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
#Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
 
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
#Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
 
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
#Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
 
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Great Egret
Ardea alba
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
 
S
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
 
*Nankeen Night-heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Little Bittern (Black-backed)
Ixobrychus minutus
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
S
S
S
 
S
S
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
#Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus
 
#*Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
 
S
Black Kite
Miilvus migrans
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
White-bellied Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
S
S
S
*Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
S
S
 
S
S
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus
S
S
S
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus
S
 
S
S
S
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black Falcon
Falco subniger
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
 
S
S
S
?
S
S
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Brolga
Grus rubicunda
L
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
S
 
S
S
*Baillon’s Crake
Porzana pusilla
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Spotless Crake
Porzana tabuensis
S
S
S
S
H
L
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Black-tailed Native-hen
Gallinula ventralis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Little Button-quail
Turnix velox
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Red-chested Button-quail
Turnix pyrrhothorax
 
Painted Button-quail
Turnix varia
S
S
S
S
S
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus
1 M
S 3 (1 F, 2 M)
S 5 (2F, 3M)
1PR
S2 (1M, 1 F)
S 2 M
S4
(2M
2 J )

S3
(1 M, 1 PR)

S3
(1 F, 1 PR)
S2
1 F, 1 M)



S2M
1B
S1F
1PR
1PR
*Latham’s Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
S
S
S
*#Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
 
*Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
S
S
S
S
*Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
S
 
*Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
S
 
S
*Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
 
S
*Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
 
*Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
 
*Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
S
S
S
*Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
 
*Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
 
S
#*Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
 
#Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
S
 
*Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
 
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
 
Double-banded Plover
Charadrius bicinctus
 
Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus
 
S
*Inland Dotterel
Charadrius australis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanop
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
 
S
S
*Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica
 
S
*Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus
S
 
S
S
S
S
Rock Dove
Columba livia
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
 
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
S
S
S
S
 
S
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
S
H
S
 
S
S
#Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Cacatua leadbeateri
S
S
S
S
S
S
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
S
S
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna
 
Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans
         
S
S
Yellow Rosella (Clements)
Platycercus flaveolus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Blue Bonnet
Northiella haematogaster
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus
 
S
S
* Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma
 
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
 
S
*Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
 
H
Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
S
S
S
 
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
*Shining Bronze-cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
 
#Barking Owl
Ninox connivens
 
Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
S
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
H
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
Australian Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
*White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
 
*Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
 
Azure Kingfisher
Alcedo azurea
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
 
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
S
S
S
S
S
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaeus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Variegated Fairy-wren
Malurus lamberti
S
S
S
S
White-winged Fairy-wren
Malurus leucopterus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Spotted Pardalote (red-rump)
Pardalotus punctatus
 
S
Yellow-rumped Pardalote (yellow-rump)
Pardalotus punctatus xanthopygus
 
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
S
S
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
#Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
 
S
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Red Wattlebird
Anchochaera carunculata
S
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
SB
S
S
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Striped Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
S
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
White-plumed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus penicillatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis
S
 
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
*Painted Honeyeater
Grantiella picta
S
S
#White-fronted Honeyeater
Phylidonyris albifrons
 
*Black Honeyeater
Certhionyx niger
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*# Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus
 
*#Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor
 
*Orange Chat
Epthianura tricolor
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Scarlet Robin
Petroica multicolor
 
S
S
S
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea
 
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus
S
S
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
#Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps
S
 
S
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Crested Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus
S
S
S
S
 
S
S
H
S
S
H
H
Gilbert’s Whistler
Pachycephala inornata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
S
 
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Grey Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula
 
S
*Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta
S
S
S
S
S
SB
SB
H
S
H
S
S
H
Magpie Lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
 
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
H
S
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina papuensis
 
*Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina maxima
S
 
*White-winged Triller
Lalage sueurii
S
S
S
S
 
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
*#Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus
S
 
*White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus
S
S
 
S
S
S
*White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus
H
S
 
S
S
S
S
SB
S