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Thala's Sighting Calendar

 

By David Anderson and Diana

2009 Bird Sighting Calendar

Simpson & Day No
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
20
Orange Footed Scrub Fowl
x
x
x
x
x
20
Australian Bush Turkey
20
Brown Quail
24
Red Back Button Quail
52
Australian Pelican
52
Lesser Frigatebird
54
Pied Cormorant
54
Little Pied Cormorant
54
Little Black Cormorant
62
Pacific Black Duck
68
Buff-Banded Rail
x
68
Red-necked Crake
70
White Browed Crake
72
Bush-hen
72
Purple Swamphen
74
Great Billed Heron
74
White-faced Heron
76
Great Egret
76
Eastern Reef Egret
x
x
78
Striated Heron
78
Nankeen (Rufous) Night Heron
78
Black Bittern
x
x
80
Australian White Ibis
80
Straw-necked Ibis
80
Black necked Stork
84
Eastern Curlew
84
Whimbrel
86
Grey-tailed Tattler
86
Common Sandpiper
88
Latham's Snipe
96
Bush Stone Curlew
x
x
x
x
x
96
Beach Stone Curlew
96
Pied Oystercatcher
96
Sooty Oystercatcher
98
Masked Lapwing
x
x
x
x
x
106
Silver Gull
108
Caspian Tern
110
Common Tern
112
Little Tern
114
Crested Tern
x
114
Lesser Crested Tern
114
Common Noddy
116
Pacific Baza
116
Black-shouldered Kite
116
Osprey
x
x
x
x
118
Square-tailed Kite
118
Black Kite
118
Whistling Kite
118
Brahminy Kite
x
x
x
120
White-bellied Sea-eagle
x
122
Brown Goshawk
x
x
x
122
Collared Sparrowhawk
122
Grey Goshawk
124
Peregrine Falcon
128
Rose Crowned Fruit Dove
x
128
Wompoo Fruit Dove
128
Pied Imperial Pigeon
x
x
128
Topknot Pigeon
130
Spotted Turtle Dove
x
x
x
x
x
130
Brown Cuckoo Dove
132
Peaceful Dove
x
x
x
x
x
132
Bar-shouldered Dove
x
x
x
x
x
132
Emerald Dove
x
x
x
x
x
138
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
x
x
x
x
140
Rainbow Lorikeet
x
x
x
x
140
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
x
140
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
x
x
x
x
x
152
Oriental Cuckoo
152
Brush Cuckoo
x
x
x
152
Fan tailed Cuckoo
                        
154
Little Bronze Cuckoo
x
x
x
x
154
Common Koel
          
154
Channel-billed Cuckoo
x
x
x
154
Pheasant Coucal
x
x
158
Barn Owl
160
Papuan Frogmouth
x
x
x
160
Large-tailed Nightjar
160
White-rumped Swiftlet
x
x
x
x
x
160
White throated Needletail
160
Fork-tailed Swift
x
x
164
Azure Kingfisher
164
Little Kingfisher
164
Laughing Kookaburra
x
x
x
x
x
164

Blue-winged Kookaburra
166
Forest Kingfisher
x
166
Sacred Kingfisher
x
x
166
BuffBreasted Paradise Kingfisher
164
Rainbow Bee-eater
x
x
x
x
x
164
Dollar Bird
x
x
x
x
168
Noisy Pitta
174
Lovley Fairy Wren
x
x
x
x
188
Fairy Greygone
x
x
x
x
188
Large-billed Greygone
x
x
x
x
x
196
Helmeted Friarbird
x
x
x
x
x
196
Noisy Friarbird
196
Little Friarbird
198
Macleays Honeyeater
200
Yellow Spotted Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
200
Graceful Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
200
Bridled Honeyeater
200
Varied Honeyeater
200
Yellow Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
206
White-throated Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
208
Brown Honeyeater
210
Brown-backed Honeyeater
x
x
212
Dusky Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
212
Scarlet Honeyeater
212
Banded Honeyeater
230
Little Shrike-Thrush
x
x
x
232
Golden Whistler
234
Grey Whistler
234
Rufous Whistler
236
Northern Fantail
x
x
x
x
x
236
Rufous Fantail
x
x
236
Willie Wagtail
x
x
x
x
238
Leaden Flycatcher
x
x
238
Shining Flycatcher
x
240
Yellow Breasted Boatbill
240
Black-faced Monarch
240
Spectacled Monarch
x
242
Pied Monarch
242
White-eared Monarch
242
Magpie Lark
x
x
x
x
x
242
Spangled Drongo
x
x
x
x
x
244
Yellow Oriole
x
x
x
x
244
Olive-backed Oriole
244
Australasian Figbird
x
x
x
x
x
246
Victoria's Rifle Bird
246
Spotted Catbird
250
Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
250
Barred Cuckoo Shrike
250
White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
x
x
x
x
x
250
Cicadabird
250
Varied Triller
x
x
x
x
x
252
White-breasted Wood-Swallow
x
254
Black Butcherbird
x
x
x
x
x
256
Pied Currawong
258
Torresian Crow
262
Welcome Swallow
x
262
Tree Martin
262
Fairy Martin
268
Australian Reed Warbler
268
Golden headed Cisticola
x
268
Tawny Grassbird
x
274
Red-browed Finch
276
Nutmeg Mannikin
276
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
278
Olive backed Sunbird
x
x
x
x
x
278
Mistletoebird
x
x
x
x
x
278
Silvereye (grey-backed)
x
280
Metallic Starling
x
x
x
x
x
280
Common Myna
  Total Species Year to Date 37 48 53 58 62              

 

2008 Bird Sighting Calendar

Simpson & Day No
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
4
Orange Footed Scrub Fowl
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
6
Australian Bush Turkey
x
x
x
x
8
Brown Quail
15
Red Back Button Quail
x
92
Australian Pelican
100
Lesser Frigatebird
x
x
106
Little Pied Cormorant
108
Little Black Cormorant
x
120
Pacific Black Duck
x
x
135
Buff-Banded Rail
143
White Browed Crake
x
144
Bush-hen
x
x
150
Breat Billed Heron
153
White-faced Heron
x
x
x
x
155
Great Egret
x
158
Eastern Reef Egret
x
x
x
x
x
x
159
Striated Heron
x
x
x
x
160
Nankeen (Rufous) Night Heron
x
163
Black Bittern
x
x
x
166
Australian White Ibis
x
x
x
x
x
x
167
Straw-necked Ibis
x
x
178
Whimbrel
x
x
183
Grey-tailed Tattler
x
x
x
192
Latham's Snipe
224
Bush Stone Curlew
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
225
Beach Stone Curlew
x
x
x
226
Pied Oystercatcher
227
Sooty Oystercatcher
x
228
Masked Lapwing
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
253
Silver Gull
x
262
Caspian Tern
271
Little Tern
273
Crusted Tern
x
x
x
x
x
x
274
Lesser Crested Tern
275
Common Noddy
x
x
280
Pacific Baza
281
Black-shouldered Kite
283
Osprey
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
284
Square-tailed Kite
x
286
Black Kite
x
x
x
x
x
287
Whistling Kite
288
Brahminy Kite
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
289
White-bellied Sea-eagle
x
x
x
x
x
x
292
Brown Goshawk
x
294
Grey Goshawk
x
x
x
299
Peregrine Falcon
306
Rose Crowned Fruit Dove
x
x
x
x
x
307
Wompoo Fruit Dove
x
x
x
x
x
x
308
Pied Imperial Pigeon
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
310
Topknot Pigeon
x
313
Spotted Turtle Dove
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
315
Brown Cuckoo Dove
x
x
x
x
316
Peaceful Dove
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
318
Bar-shouldered Dove
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
319
Emerald Dove
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
341
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
344
Rainbow Lorikeet
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
345
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
x
x
x
x
x
350
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
382
Oriental Cuckoo
x
384
Brush Cuckoo
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
390
Little Bronze Cuckoo
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
391
Gould's Bronze Cuckoo
x
392
Common Koel
x
x
x
x
393
Channel-billed Cuckoo
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
394
Pheasant Coucal
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
406
Papuan Frogmouth
x
x
x
x
410
Large-tailed Nightjar
413
White-rumped Swiftlet
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
415
White throated Needletail
x
416
Fork-tailed Swift
x
x
419
Little Kingfisher
x
x
x
420
Laughing Kookaburra
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
421

Blue-winged Kookaburra
422
Forest Kingfisher
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
424
Sacred Kingfisher
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
428
Rainbow Bee-eater
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
429
Dollar Bird
x
x
x
x
449
Lovley Fairy Wren
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
490
Fairy Greygone
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
495
Large-billed Greygone
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
517
Helmeted Friarbird
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
519
Noisy Friarbird
x
520
Little Friarbird
523
Macleays Honeyeater
x
530
Yellow Spotted Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
531
Graceful Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
533
Bridled Honeyeater
x
x
x
537
Varied Honeyeater
x
540
Yellow Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
554
White-throated Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
564
Brown Honeyeater
x
x
x
567
Brown-backed Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
573
Dusky Honeyeater
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
576
Branded Honeyeater
620
Little Shrike-Thrush
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
624
Golden Whistler
x
x
x
629
Grey Whistler
630
Rufous Whistler
632
Northen Fantail
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
635
Rufous Fantail
x
x
x
x
x
x
636
Willie Wagtail
x
x
x
x
x
x
638
Leaden Flycatcher
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
640
Shining Flycatcher
642
Yellow Breasted Boatbill
x
643
Black-faced Monarch
x
x
x
645
Spectacled Monarch
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
647
Pied Monarch
x
x
648
White-eared Monarch
x
649
Magpie Lark
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
650
Spangled Drongo
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
651
Yellow Oriole
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
652
Olive-backed Oriole
653
Figbird
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
655
Victoria's Rifle Bird
x
x
659
Spotted Catbird
x
x
x
668
Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
x
x
669
Barred Cuckoo Shrike
x
670
White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
671
Cicadabird
x
x
x
674
Varied Triller
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
675
White-breasted Wood-Swallow
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
681
Black Butcherbird
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
687
Pied Currawong
x
693
Torresian Crow
x
698
Welcome Swallow
x
x
x
x
700
Tree Martin
x
701
Fairy Martin
x
712
Australian Reed Warbler
x
716
Golden headed Cisticola
x
x
x
x
x
717
Tawny Grassbird
x
x
x
730
Red-browed Finch
x
737
Nutmeg Mannikin
x
x
x
x
x
739
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
x
x
x
x
x
742
Yellow-bellied Sunbird
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
743
Mistletoebird
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
746
Silvereye (grey-backed)
x
x
x
752
Metallic Starling
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
754
Common Myna
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

 

 

 

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