Birds 1
Overall we found 241 bird species, 60 of which were new for me.
Records are in the format x/y/z where: x = number of days (of 31) the species was seen* y = W for Western Australia, N for Northern Territory, WN for both z = highest daily count - all counts above 2 are approximate ✅ indicates species new to me ☑️ indicates subspecies new to me 🅰️ indicates not a new species or subspecies but new to my Australia list *Most species that we saw can only be seen in one or other state. We spent 16 days in WA and 15 days in NT |
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Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Casuariidae
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
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3/W/3, each sighting on highways between Perth and Cheynes Beach
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Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anseranatidae
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
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3/N/200, Mamukala wetlands 20 on 6/5; Yellow Water 30 on 7/5; Fogg Dam ~200 on 9/5
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Family: Anatidae
Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Wandering Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah) Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) Green Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus pulchellus) Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata) Australian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) Gray Teal (Anas gracilis) Hardhead (Aythya australis) Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) Musk Duck (Biziura lobata) |
2/N/200, Batchelor 10 on 01/05, Yellow Water 200 on 7/5
1/N/4, Bird Billabong 2 on 09/05, Fogg Dam 2 on 09/05 3/W/20 7/N/40 7/W/300 4/N/10 8/W/40 1/W/1, Big Brook Dam on 17/4 8/W/40 4/WN/20 2/W/3 3/W/2 1/W/1, on Frankland River (between Pemberton and Cheynes Beach) on 18/4 |