Big Zigzag BirdingQueensland

week 002 | SE QLD | trip list 039 – 103

Posted OzHorine

Lamington, still some setups and Dayboro

In an eggshell
  • Big Zigzag bird species count: 103 (+64 this week)
  • Big Zigzag bird families count: 44 (+11 this week)
  • Big Zigzag Lifers: 4 (+2 this week: Albert’s Lyrebird & White-throated Gerygone)
  • Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 7 (+5 this week)
  • New Bird Family for Australia: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
  • New “all spices seen family” – Lyrebirds (Menuridae) with Albert’s Lyrebird this week (Superb Lyrebird seen already in 2013). This is also the second “all seen Australian endemic”. The first White-winged Chough and Apostlebird (Corcoracidae) completed in 2018.
  • Week’s special milestone: Australia is now second in my nations list with 434 species passing Brazil (432)

Bird of the week

White-throated Gerygone, Nindooinbah Dam, QLD

3 Days in Lamington Park, success with Albert’s Lyrebird (seen once crossing the road at dusk, second time in the forest near the boardwalk). Other target without success – Paradise Riflebird (heard only, seen by others shortly on that time. Back to Explorer Motorhome at Clontarf for some issues to be fixed. One more day around Dayboro with Tom Tarrant (Thanks Tom!).

Sleeping sites:

  • O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat campground
  • Canungra
  • Pelican Park Redcliff
  • Dayboto Showgrounds 
 

Non-bird image

Some other birds:

Australian Logrunner at 1/60 speed, 8000 ISO. Typical Lamington trails photo at the darkness of the rainforest.

Australian Brushturkey, Typical O’Reilly gardens photo

Week's Key Location

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 845 km (this week 505 km)

eBird Checklists this week