The mallee parks and reserves of Victoria and South Australia birding tour

20 —30 April 2004

tour leaders: Philip Maher & Patricia Maher
participants: Celia Browne, Lisa Cockram, Peter Cockram, Meryl O'Brien

S = seen H = heard C = Clements' nomenclature

 

Dates                   April 2004
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
S
S
S
2
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
S
3
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
S
4
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
S
5
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
S
S
S
S
6
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
S
S
S
7
Australasian Shoveler
Anas rhynchotis
S
8
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
S
S
S
9
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
S
10

Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus

S
11
Hardhead
Aythya australis
S
12
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
S
S
13
Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
S
S
14
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
S
15
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
S
S
S
16
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
S
17
Great Egret
Ardea alba
S
18
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
S
19
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
S
20
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platelea flavipes
S
S
21
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
S
22
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
S
S
S
23
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
S
S
S
S
S
S
24
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
S
25
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
S
S
S
26
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
S
S
27
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
S
28
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
S
29
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
S
30

Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis

S
31
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
S
32
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
S
S
33
Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus
S
34
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
S
35
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
S
S
S
S
36
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
37
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
S
38
Rock Dove
Columba livia
S
S
S
S
S
39
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
S
S
S
S
S
S
40
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
41
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
42
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
S
S
43
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Cacatua leadbeateri
S
44
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
S
S
S
45
Regent Parrot
Polytelis anthopeplus
S
S
46
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans
S
47
Yellow Rosella
Platycercus flaveolus (C)
S
S
S
S
48
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
49
Blue Bonnet
Northiella haematogaster
S
S
S
S
50
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus
S
S
S
S
S
51
Mulga Parrot
Psephotus varius
S
S
S
S
S
S
52
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma
?
H
53
Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae
H
H
H
54
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
S
55
Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
H
H
H
56
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
S
S
S
S
S
57
White-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris affinis
S
58
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus
S
S
H
S
H
59
Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus
S
60
Splendid Fairy-wren
Malurus splendens
S
S
S
S
S
S
61
Variegated Fairy-wren
Malurus lamberti
S
S
S
S
62
White-winged Fairy-wren
Malurus leucopterus
S
63
Mallee Emu-wren
Stipiturus mallee
S
64
Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus
S
H
65

Spotted (yellow-rump) Pardalote
Pardalotus P. punctatus (C)

S
S
S
S
S
S
S
66
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
67
Shy Heathwren
Hylacola cauta
S
S
S
68
Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris
S
69
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
70
Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis
S
S
S
S
S
S
71
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis
H
H
H
S
S
S
S
72
Slender-billed Thornbill
Acanthiza iredalei
S
S
S
73
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
S
H
S
S
S
74
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
S
S
S
75
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis
S
S
S
S
76
Red Wattlebird
Anthocaera carunculata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
77
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
78
Striped Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata
S
S
S
S
79
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
S
S
80
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
S
S
S
S
S
S
81
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
S
S
S
S
82
Black-eared Miner
Manorina melanotis
S
S
83
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops
S
84
Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
85
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
86
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius
S
H
S
S
87
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus ornatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
88
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
S
S
89
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
S
S
S
S
H
H
90
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
S
S
S
91
White-fronted Honeyeater Phylidonyris albifrons
H
S
S
S
S
S
92
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Phylidonyris melanops
S
S
S
S
93
Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus
S
94
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
S
S
S
S
S
S
95
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii
S
S
S
96
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
S
S
S
S
97
Southern Scrub-robin
Drymodes brunneopygia
S
S
98
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
99
Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps
S
S
100
Chestnut Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma castanotus
S
S
?
S
S
S
101
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
S
102
Crested Bellbird
Oreoica gutturalis
S
S
S
103
Red-lored Whistler
Pachycephala rufogularis
S
S
104
Gilbert's Whistler
Pachycephala inornata
S
H
H
105
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
S
S
S
H
S
106
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
S
S
S
107
Grey Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
S
S
S
S
S
108
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta
S
109
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
S
S
S
S
S
S
110
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
S
S
111
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
112
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
113
Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina maxima
S
114
White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus
S
115
Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus
S
116
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus
S
S
117
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus
S
S
118
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
119
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
S
S
S
120
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
121
Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
122
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
123
Little Raven
Corvus mellori
S
S
S
124
Little Crow
Corvus bennetti
S
?
125
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
126
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea
S
S
S
S
127
Australasian Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae (C)
H
128
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
S
S
S
S
S
S
129
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
S
S
H
130
White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosternus
S
S
131
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
132
Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans
S
133
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
S
S
S
134
Common Blackbird
Turdus merula
S
S
135

Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris

S
S
S
S
Dates                   April 2004
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Native Mammals

Western Grey Kanagaroo
Macropus fuliginosus

S
S
S
S
S
S
Red Kangaroo
Macropus rufus
S
Bat spp
Reptiles

Mallee Dragon

S
Eastern Bearded Dragon
S
Shingleback
S
Dragon sp
S
Dragon sp
S
Dates                   April 2004
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

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