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(s = sighting, h = heard, B= before tour, A=after tour)                 NOVEMBER 2003

Wildlife Species

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Saltwater Crocodile s   s   sB s s s       s s
Eastern Water Dragon s   s s   s   s       s  
Amethystine Python                          
Green Tree Snake s         s   s   s     s
Spectacled Flying-fox sh sh sh sh                  
Orange-footed Scrubfowl h h

shB

 h sh h s sh h h sh sh sh
Australian Brush-turkey s         s     s     s s
Darter sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Little Pied Cormorant s s s s sh s s s s s s s s
Little Black Cormorant     s s   s   s s s s s s
Australasian Grebe                         s
Magpie Goose             s   s     s  
Days 11 12

16

17

 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30
Wandering Whistling-Duck       sh     s            
Pacific Black Duck s s s s s   s s s s s s s
Hardhead               s          
Green Pygmy-goose                 s        
Buff-banded Rail       s       s ? s      
Bush-hen                 h h h h  
Dusky Moorhen s s     s     s s        
Purple Swamphen s   s         s s     sh  
Eurasian Coot                         s
Great-billed Heron                     s   sh
White-faced Heron s s   s s   s s s s s s s
Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s s s
Great Egret s s s sh s s   s s s s s s
Little Egret s s s

sB

   s   s s s s s s
Intermediate Egret s s           s s s s s  

Days

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16

17

19

 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30
Striated Heron   s                      
Nankeen Night Heron s s   s     s s s s s   s
Black Bittern      

sB

 s s s s s s s s sh
Australian White Ibis   s s         s s   s s s
Straw-necked Ibis         s                
Comb-crested Jacana                     s s s
Bush Stone-curlew     s s                  
Masked Lapwing sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh sh sh sh sh
Red-Kneed Dotterel               s          
Black-fronted Dotterel                   s s    
Osprey s s s   s s s   s       s

Days

 11 12

16

17

19

 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30
Pacific Baza       s     s            
Black-shouldered Kite   s   s                  
Black Kite                       s  
Whistling Kite       sh                  
Brahminy Kite             s s       s  
White-bellied Sea-Eagle s   s s s s s   s s s s  
Wompoo Fruit-dove   sh       h h sh s   s    
Days 11 12 16 17 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30
Pied Imperial Pigeon s s s sh sh s s s s s s s  
Top Knot Pigeon s s                      
Brown Cuckoo-dove     s sh sh h s   sh s sh    
Bar-shouldered Dove sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Emerald Dove h    

sB

             s s  
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo s sh   sh sh sh         sh sh  
Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot sh sh sh sh sh h sh h h h sh sh sh
Oriental Cuckoo               s ? s   s  
Brush Cuckoo sh     s     s       h h h
Little Bronze-Cuckoo               sh          
Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo h sh sh sh h h sh h sh   h sh sh
Common Koel sh sh sh sh sh sh h B h sh h h sh
Channel-billed Cuckoo    

B

 h sh sh           h  
Pheasant Coucal h h h h sh sh   h   sh      
Barn Owl       s     s            
Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s s   s s s

Days

 11 12

16

 17 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30
White-rumped swiftlet   sh s s s s s s s s sB s s
White-throated Needletail    

sB

 s   s             sB
? Swift                       sh  
Azure Kingfisher sh   sh sh h sh sh sh shB sh sh sh sh
Little Kingfisher       sh   h   sh          
Laughing Kookaburra             h   s h      
Blue-winged Kooaburra                   s     hB
Forest Kingfisher   s sh s sh s   s sh s h s  
Sacred Kingfisher       s       s          
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher h h   h h h   h h h   h h
Rainbow Bee-eater                          
Dollarbird     s sh     s s h        
Lovely Fairy-wren h     h h h     h h     h
Days 11 12

16

 17 19 20 22 24 26 27      
Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
Helmeted Friarbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Macleay's Honeyeater s h h h s h h h h h sh sh h
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater sh sh h h h h h sh sh h h sh sh
Graceful Honeyeater sh sh sh sh sh sh h h sh h sh h h
Brown-backed Honeyeater sh sh   sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
Dusky Honeyeater           sh s   sh sh   sh sh
Little Shrike-thrush h sh h h h h h h h   h h sh
Grey Whistler   sh h   h   h h h   h sh  
Leaden Flycatcher     h               h    
Days 11 12

16

 17 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30
Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
Black-faced Monarch   sh                      
Spectacled Monarch   h   sh h h sh h h   sh sh h
Magpie Lark   sh   h h           sh    
Spangled Drongo sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh shB   sh sh sh
Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
Olive-backed Oriole         sh h h h   h   h h
Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Spotted Catbird   sh   h h h   h h   sh   h
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike                     ?    
Cicadabird h h h h h h   sh   h h h h
Varied Triller   h   h h sh   sh h sh   h  
White-breasted Woodswallow sh sh sh

hB

 sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Days 11 12

16

 17 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 29 30
Black Butcherbird sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
Welcome Swallow sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Tree Martin                 s s s s s
Clamorous Reed-Warbler       sh                  
Golden-headed Cisticola     h h h   h   h       h
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin                     sh    
Yellow-bellied Sunbird sh sh   s sh h h h sh h h sh sh
Mistletoebird h h h h h sh h h h h h sh h
Silvereye           h              
Metallic_Starling.............................. sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Common Myna                     sh    
Days 11 12 16 17 19 20

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© 2003 Chris Dahlberg