Tasmanian birding and mammal tour
5 to 11 February 2006

Tour leaders: Philip Maher & Trisha Maher

Tour participants: Alison Guthrie, Ron Guthrie, Denise Moore, Rosemary Bell, Colin Officer, Lawna Robart & Don Robart

+ Bill Wakefield (pelagic)

S = species seen
H = species heard
RK = road kill

February 2006

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Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis
c 6

Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
S
S
S
S
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
S
S
S
S
S
S
Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
S

Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
S
S

Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
S
S
S
S
S
S

Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
S
S
S
S
S

Australasian Shoveler
Anas rhynchotis
S
S
S

Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
S

Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
S
S
S
S
S
S

Hardhead
Aythya australis
S
S
S
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
S

Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
S
S
S
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
S
S

Little Penguin
Eudyptula minor
S

Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix
c 6

Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus

1
Cape Petrel
Daption capense		      
1
Slender-billed Prion
Pachyptila belcheri		      
1
Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
6
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
c 12
Grey Petrel
Procellaria cinerea		      
1
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
1
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
S
S
S
S
100s

Wandering Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
3
N. Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
1
S. Royal Albatross
1

Black-browed Albatross
Diomedea exulans
2

Shy Albatross
Diomedea cauta
S
c 60

Yellow-nosed Albatross
Diomedea chlororhynchos
c 10

Buller's Albatross
Diomedea bulleri
c 10
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
1
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel
Garrodia nereis
c 10
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
c 6

Aust Gannet
Morus serrator
S
S
S
100s
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
S
S

Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
S
S
S
S
S

Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
S
S
S
S
S
100s

Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
S

Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
S
S
S
S
S

White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
Royal Spoonbill
Platelea regia		    
1

White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
S
S
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
S
S
S
S
S
S
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus
S

Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
S
S
S
S
S
S

Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis
S
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
S
S
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
S

Tasmanian Native-hen
Gallinula mortierii
c 6
c 20
c 10
c 10
c 20
c 20
S

Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
c 50
S
S
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
S
S

Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
c 23
c 30
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia		    
c 6
c20

Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
S
S
S

Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
S
S
S
S

Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
S
S
S
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
S

Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus
S
S

Double-banded Plover
Charadrius bicinctus
S
S
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops
S
S

Hooded Plover
Thinornis rubricollis
S
S
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor		    
1

Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Great Skua
Catharacta skua
1
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus		      
1
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
      
1

Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
S
S
S
S

Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
S
S
S
S
S
S

Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S

Crested Tern
Sterna bergii
S
S
S
S
S
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons		    
c10

Rock Dove
Columba livia
S
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
S
S
Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans
H
S
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus funereus
c 6
S
S
S
S
S
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
S
S
S
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
S
S
S
S
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna
S
S
Green Rosella
Platycercus caledonicus
c 20
c 10
S
S
S
S
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius
S
Swift Parrot
Lathamus discolor
c 10
c 6
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma
S
Orange-bellied Parrot
Neophema chrysogaster
Despite two take-offs, dense cloud prevented the group getting to Melaleuca
Ground Parrot
Pezoporus wallicus
S
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
S
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
S
S
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
S
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
S
S
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
S
S
S
S
S
S
Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Southern Emu-wren
Stipiturus malachurus
S
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
S
H
S
Forty-spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus quadragintus
c 3
c 3
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
S
S
Tasmanian Scrubwren
Sericornis humilis
c 10
H
S
S
S
S
Scrubtit
Acanthornis magnus
c 3
Striated Fieldwren
Calamanthus fuliginosus
S
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
S
S
Tasmanian Thornbill
Acanthiza ewingii
c 6
S
S
S
S
S
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
S
S
S
Yellow Wattlebird
Anthocaera paradoxa
2
H
H
6
S
S
S
Little Wattlebird
Anthocaera chrysoptera
S
S
S
S
S
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
S
S
S
S
Yellow-throated Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavicollis
S
S
S
S
S
S
Strong-billed Honeyeater
Melithreptus validirostris
c 6
S
S
Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis
c 10
c 8
S
S
S
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
S
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
S
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons
S
S
Scarlet Robin
Petroica multicolor
S
S
S
S
S
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea
S
S
S
S
Pink Robin
Petroica rodinogaster
S
S
Dusky Robin
Melanodryas vittata
c 5
c 6
Olive Whistler
Pachycephala olivacea
S
S
S
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
S
S
S
S
Grey Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
S
S
S
Satin Flycatcher
Myiagra cyanoleuc
S
S
S
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus
S
S
S
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
S
S
S
H
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black Currawong
Strepera fuliginosa
S
S
Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor
S
S
Forest Raven
Corvus tasmanicus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Skylark
Alauda arvensis
S
S
Australasian Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae
S
S
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
S
S
European Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris
S
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans
S
S
S
S
S
S
Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
1
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
S
S
S
S
H
S
Common Blackbird
Turdus merula
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
MAMMALS
Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
1
Short-beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus
1
1
1
Tiger Quoll (Spot-tailed Quoll)
Dasyurus maculatus
1
      
Eastern Quoll
Dasyurus viverrinus
c 8
3
Tasmanian Devil
Sarcophilus harrisii
2
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
1
1
    
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus		    
1
  
Common Brushtail Possum
Trichosurus vulpecula
S
S
S
S
Tasmanian Bettong
Bettongia gainardi
S
        
Red-necked Wallaby
Macropus rufogriseus
S
S
S
      
Tasmanian Pademelon
Thylogale billardierii
c 10
c 3
2
      
Aust Fur seal
Arctocephaluspusillus doriferus		      
c 30
Bottlenose Dophin
Tursiops truncatus		      
2
FISH
        
Blue shark      
1
REPTILES
        
(Black) Tiger Snake
1
      
       
       
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