Pelican Pt Bird Sanctuary

Earlier in the month we had a lovely morning at Pelican Pt Bird Sanctuary. Thanks to the owner and manager (Des and Violette) for their hospitality.

Bird List:

Pacific Gull	Larus pacificus
Silver Gull	Larus novaehollandiae
Little Pied Cormorant	Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Musk Duck	Biziura lobata
Australasian Shellduck	Tadorna tadornoides
Black Swan	Cygnusa atratus
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus novaehollandiae
Australian Pied Oystercatcher	Haematopus longirostris
Swamp Harrier	Circus approximans
Brown Falcon	Falco berigora
Australian Pipit	Anthus novaeseelandiae
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena
Striated Fieldwren	Calamanthus fuliginosus
White-fronted Chat	Epthianura albifrons
Yellow-throated Honeyeater	Lichenostomus flavicollis
Flame Robin	Petroica phoenicea
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura fuliginosa
Green Rosella	Platycercus caledonicus
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Total 22 bird species
Weather fine partly cloudy and very windy

Mount Elephant Road – St Marys

It was a great morning on the Elephant Farm road walk with a highlight being the abundance of Strong-billed Honeyeaters and the mandatory snake sighting for this time of the year. (Bird list attached).

Best birding wishes,
Liz


Bird List:

Green Rosella	Platycercus caledonicus
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
Scrubtit	Acanthornis magus
Tasmanian Scrubwren	Sericornis humilis
Tasmanian Thornbill	Acanthiza ewingii
Brown Thornbill	Acanthiza pusilla
Yellow-throated Honeyeater	Lichenostomus flavicollis
Strong-billed Honeyeater	Melithreptus validirostris
Black-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus affinis
Olive Whistler	Pachycephala olivacea
Grey Shrike-thrush	Colluricincla harmonica
Black Currawong	Strepera fuliginosa
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura albiscapa
Scarlet Robin	Petroica boodang
Pink Robin	Petroica rodinogaster
Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis
Beautiful Firetail	Stagonopleura bella

Shelly Point to Scamander sand spit

Bird List:

Black Swan	Cygnusa atratus
Little Pied Cormorant	Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Australian Pelican	Pelecanus conspicillatus
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae
White-bellied Sea-eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster
Australian Pied Oystercatcher	Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher	Haematopus fuliginosus
Red-capped Plover	Charadrius ruficapillus
Hooded Plover	Thinornis rubricollis
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis
Little Tern	Sterna albifrons
Fairy Tern	Sterna nereis
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Crested Tern	Thalasseus bergii
Pacific Gull	Larus pacificus
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
Silver Gull	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
Tasmanian Scrubwren	Sericornis humilis
White-fronted Chat	Epthianura albifrons
Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris