2020-2023 Plains-wanderer Weekend species list
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PR PR

S = seen
H = heard
PR = pair B = breeding
# Rarely encountered
* Nomadic or migratory species

 24/25
October
2020

14/15
November
2020

 28/29
November
2020		 27/28
November
2021		 15/16
October
2022		 29/30
October 2022		 27/28
November
2022		 3/4
December
2022

7/8
October
2023

 21/22
October
2023

4/5
November
2023

18/19
November
2023
SPECIES
                       
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Stubble Quail
Coturnix pectoralis		         S S S H S S S S
#Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora		                        
#Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata 		S       S S S S        
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni		 S S S S S S S S        
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata		                        
#Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis 		S S S                  
Musk Duck
Stictonetta naevosa		   S S   S S S       S  
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus		   S S S S S S S   S S  
*Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa		                   S    
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides		         S              
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata		 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
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea		     S S                
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis 		S S S S S S S S S S S S
Australasian Shoveler
Anas rhynchotis		 S S S   S   S S S      
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus		 S S S S   S S S   S S S
Hardhead
Aythya australis		 S S S S S S S S   S    
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae		 S S S S           S    
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus		 S S S S     S   S S    
#Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus		                        
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster		 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
#Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius		                        
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris		 S   S S     S   S S S  
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo		 S   S     S     S   S S
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus		 S S S S   S            
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae 		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
Great Egret
Ardea alba		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia		                        
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis		                        
*Nankeen Night-heron
Nycticorax caledonicus		 S S S S     S   S S S S
*Little Bittern (Black-backed)
Ixobrychus minutus		     S               H  
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus		                        
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus 		S
S
                    
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca		 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
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia		 S S S     S S   S S S S
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes		 S S S         S S S S S
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris 		    S S S S S S S S S S
#Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus		                        
#*Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura		               S   S S  
Black Kite
Miilvus migrans		 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          
*Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis		               S       S
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans		 S S S   S S S S S   S S
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus		 S   S   S       S S S S
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus		   S   S   S S   S S    
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides		   S S S S     S   S    
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis		 S S S         S        
Black Falcon
Falco subniger		                 S      
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus		   S         S          
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Brolga
Grus rubicunda		       S S              
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis 		                       
*Baillon’s Crake
Porzana pusilla		                 S S S S
*Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea		   S S   S     S S S S S
Spotless Crake
Porzana tabuensis		                        
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio 		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  
*Black-tailed Native-hen
Gallinula ventralis		 S S S 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 H S S S S S
*Red-chested Button-quail
Turnix pyrrhothorax		                     S S
Painted Button-quail
Turnix varia		   S   S S S     H   S  
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus		 S PR2 M
(1 nest 4 eggs)
2 F

2 M with
chicks +
1 M

5 total
1 Pr, 2 M, 1 J

 6 total
2 F, 4 M
5 total
4 M, 1 F		 4 total
2 F, 2 M		 1 F 6 total
1 Pr +
1 F, 3 M		 4 total
2 x pairs
5 total
3 F, 2 M		 3 total
2 F + 1 M
*Latham’s Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii 		                       
*#Little Curlew
Numenius minutus		                        
*Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis		                        
*Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia		                        
*Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola		                        
*Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis		             S          
*Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta		                        
*Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos		                        
*Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata		                        
*Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea		               S        
*Ruff
Philomachus pugnax		                        
#*Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis 		                       
#Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius		                        
*Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus		 S S S     S S S        
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae		               S        
Double-banded Plover
Charadrius bicinctus		                        
Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus		                        
*Inland Dotterel
Charadrius australis		 S           S   S      
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanop		 S     S         S S S S
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus		       S       S S S S S

Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor

 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
*Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella		                       S
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae 		              S        
*Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica		                        
*Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus		 S S S         S        
Rock Dove
Columba livia		 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 S S S S S S
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata		                       S
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata		 S S H S S S S S S S S S
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla 		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
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea		 S       H H     H      
#Pink Cockatoo
Cacatua leadbeateri		                        
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus		 S   S S       S S S S S
Little Lorikeet
Parvipsitta pusilla
      S                
*Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna		                        
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala		                        
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus
S S   S   S   S S S    
Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Yellow Rosella (Clements)
Platycercus flaveolus		 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
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius		                        
Blue Bonnet
Northiella haematogaster		 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
*Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus		     S                  
* Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma		                        
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus 		  S               S   S
*Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis		   S           S   H    
*Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans		                   S    
Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis		   S S   S H S S H S S S
*Shining Bronze-cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus		 S S             S   S  
#Barking Owl
Ninox connivens		 S                      
Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae		     S           S S S S
Barn Owl
Tyto alba		   S   S S S   S S S S S
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides 		  S     S       S   S S
Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus
            S          
Australian Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus		                        
*Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus		                        
Azure Kingfisher
Alcedo azurea 		      S     S S     S  
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia		                 H   S S
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus		 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
*Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis		 S H         S S        
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaeus		 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
Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Purple-backed Fairy-wren
Malurus assimilis		 S S   S S S S S S S S  
White-winged Fairy-wren
Malurus leucopterus		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Spotted Pardalote (red-rump)
Pardalotus punctatus		     S         S        
Spotted Pardalote (yellow-rump)
Pardalotus punctatus xanthopygus		                        
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus		 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  
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris		 S S   S S S S S S S S S
*Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca		 S S H S S S S S S S S S
#Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla		                        
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis		 S         S S S S     S
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides		 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
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana		 S S S S S S S S S S S  
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata		 S S S       S   S S    
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis		 S S S     S S   S S   S
Red Wattlebird
Anchochaera carunculata 		S S S S S S S S S S S S
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis		 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
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis		 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
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula		   S   S           S S  
Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens 		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
*Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis		                        
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris		   S     S   S S S S S  
*Painted Honeyeater
Grantiella picta		           S         S  
#White-fronted Honeyeater
Phylidonyris albifrons		                        
Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela)
Myzomela sanguinolenta		                        
*Black Honeyeater
Certhionyx niger		 S               S S S S
*# Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus		                        
*#Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor		                        
*Orange Chat
Epthianura tricolor		                        
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
Scarlet Robin
Petroica multicolor		                        
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii		 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 S S S S   H S
White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus		 S H H             S S S
#Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps		                        
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera 		  S S S     S   S S S  
Crested Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus		 S S S S   S S S S      
Gilbert’s Whistler
Pachycephala inornata		                   S    
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis		                        
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris		 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
*Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula		                        
*Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta		   S       S S          
Magpie Lark
Grallina cyanoleuca		 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 S
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys		 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
*White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina papuensis		                     S  
*Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina maxima		 S3                      
*White-winged Triller
Lalage sueurii		 S   S S S   S S S S S S
*#Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus 		S         S           S
*White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus		 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
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus		 S S   S       S   S S S
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus		 S     S S   S S   S S S
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus		 S     H     H         S
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis		 S S S S S S S   S S S S
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina 		                       
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides		 S S S H S S S S S S S S
Little Raven
Corvus mellori		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea		       S                
Horsfield's Bushlark
Mirafra javanica horsfieldii		   S S S   S   S S S S S
Australian Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus 		S S S S S S S S   S S S
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata		     S   S              
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
        S              
Red-browed Finch
Neochmia temporalis		           S S   S     S
Diamond Firetail
Stagonopleura guttata		       S         S   S  
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis		                        
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum		 S H   S S   S S S H S S
Common Myna
Sturnus tristis		 S   S S S S S S S S S S
White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosternus 		      S S   S   S S    
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans		 S S S S S   S S S S S S
*Fairy Martin
Hirundo ariel		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
*Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis		 S S S S S   S H S S S H
*Little Grassbird
Megalurus gramineus		 S S S S S   S S   S S S
*Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewi		 S H   S S S S S S S S S
*Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis		 S S   S S S S S S S S S
*Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
                        
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis		   H S H S S   S S S    
Common Blackbird
Turdus merula		 S S S S S S   S S S S S
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris		 S S S S S S S S S S S S
number of bird species seen 133 127+H 5 122+3 H 120+3 H 105+2 H 104 120+3 H 119+2 H 127+4 H 131+2 H 127 + 2 H 120+1H
                153S+3 H
over 4 w/e		       156S + 3 H
over 4 w/e
MAMMALS                        
Short-beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus		                        
Yellow-footed Antechinus
Antechinus flavipes		                        
Fat-tailed Dunnart
Sminthopsis crassicaudata		 S S S S   S       S S  
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus		                        
Common Brushtail Possum
Trichosurus vulpecula		 S S S S     S   S S S S
Western Grey Kangaroo
Macropus fuliginosus 		  S S S   S   S S S S S
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus 		S S S S S S S S S S S S
Red Kangaroo
Macropus rufus		 S S S S S S S   S S S S
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor		 S S S S           S S S
                         
AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES                        
Great Bango Frog
Limnodynastes interioris		                        
Spotted Grass Frog
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis 		          S            
Spadefoot Frog
Neobatrachus sudelli		         S   S          
Crucifix Toad  (Holy-cross Frog)
Notaden bennetti		         S              
Barking Frog
Limnodynastes fletcheri 		                       
Growling Grass Frog
Litoria raniformis		                 S      
Peron's Tree Frog
Litoria peronii		       H H              
Long-necked Tortoise
Chelodina longicollis		                        
Eastern Bearded Dragon
Pogona barbata		     S       S   S   S  
Sand Goanna
Varanus gouldii		       S           S S  
Tree Goanna
Varanus varius		     S   S S S   S      
Curl Snake
Suta suta		     S     S            
Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus		                        
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus		       S   S S          
Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis 		        S       S   S  
Gibber Gecko
Lucasium byrnei		                        
Tessellated Gecko
Diplodactylus tessellatus 		    S                  
Wood Gecko
(Eastern Stone Gecko)
Diplodactylus vittata  		                        
Shingle-back Lizard
Tiliquaru rugosa 		                       
Blue-tongue Lizard
Tiliqua scincoides 		                       
Legless Lizard
Delma inornata 		                       
Hooded Scaly-foot
Pygopus schraderi		     S                  
Butterflies                        
Australian Painted Lady S S S   S S   S        
Common Brown   S S S     S S   S S S
Dainty Swallowtail   S                    
Satin Azure   S S   S     S        
Cabbage White S S S S     S   S S S S
Common Grassblue   S S S S   S S        
Saltbush Blue               S        
Tailed Emperor                        
Meadow Argus
Junonia villida
   S S         S S      
Caper White S S     S   S S   S S  
Yellow Admiral         S              
Narrow-winged Pearl-white                        
Amethyst Hairstreak                        
Lesser Wanderer   S           S        
Chequered Swallowtail                        
Spotted Jezabel       S       S        
Common Crow                       S
Chequered Copper                        
Stencilled Hairstreak               S        
Varied Eggfly                        
White-banded Grass Dart     S                  
Small Grass Yellow         S         S    
Long-tailed Pea-Blue         S