Bye bye Victoria, Tassie - here we come!
In an Eggshell:
- Big Zigzag bird species count: 459 (+2 this week)
- Big Zigzag bird families count: 86 (+1 this week: Albatrosses)
- Big Zigzag Lifers: 94 (+0 this week)
- Campsite Lifers 23 (+0 this week)
- Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 136 (+0 this week)
- eBird days of checklist streak: 194
- Week’s special milestones: none
Bird(s) of the Week
White-capped Albatross – 2 were seen during Bass Strait crossing
Short-tailed Shearwater – hundreds were seen from 2 point on the easter end of Great Ocean Road and during the Bass Strait crossing
Short-tailed Shearwater
Hooded Plover. Disturbed by dogs, protected by volunteers who kindly explain the dog walkers about the vulnerability of this species and why they should walk their dogs on a leash on this beach.
Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys) at Melbourne Royal Botanical Gardens
Non-bird image(s)
Crossing the Bass Strait
Hooded Plover. Disturbed by dogs, protected by volunteers who kindly explain the dog walkers about the vulnerability of this species and why they should walk their dogs on a leash on this beach.
Hooded Plovers protected nesting area
Week's Key location(s)
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Bass strait – Geelong – Devenport “Pelagic” – Spirit of Tasmania
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 22800 km (this week 850 km)
eBird Checklists this week
1607. 20 Jan 2025 10:48 AM Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
