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week 021 | Murray – Sunset to Adelaide | trip list 395 – 405

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In an Eggshell:

  • Big Zigzag bird species count: 405 (+10 this week)
  • Big Zigzag bird families count: 81 (+0 this week: ) 
  • Big Zigzag Lifers: 82 (+3 this week: Red-lored Whistler, Purple-gaped Honeyeater, Crescent Honeyeater)
  • Campsite Lifers 19 (+0 this week)
  • Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 112 (+3 this week)
  • eBird days of checklist streak: 145
  • Week’s special milestones: Zigzag vird list over 400, 98th global Honeyeater – 50% of Meliphagidae

Bird(s) of the Week

Milestone Honeyeater. Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) is not just a lifer. Not just clean-up genus Phylidonyris (With New Holland & White-cheeked Honeyeaters). This is my 98th global honeyeater, which means I have more the 50% of the 195 Honeyeaters in the world.
Photographed at Scott Creek Conservation Park, South Australia.

Red-lored Whistler at Murray – Sunset NP

Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) ticked 2 weeks ago without photo. At Cox Scrub Conservation Park it was easier.

Dusky Woodswallow feeding chick

Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) – not a lifer – but you can see the water through his nostrils!

Non-bird image(s)

Cox Scrub Conservation Park

Scott Creek Conservation Park

Murray – Sunset National Park

Week's Key location(s)

Red-lored Whistler location – Murray-Sunset National Park–around Millewa South Bore Track at Pheenys Track

Ettrick Conservation Park, Purple-gaped Honeyeater location

Cox Scrub Conservation Park, Elegant Parrot site.

 Scott Creek Conservation Park, Crescent Honeyeater site.

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 17440 km (990 km this week)

eBird Checklists this week

1530. 07 Dec 2024 10:23 AM Bald Hill Beach, Wakefield
1529. 07 Dec 2024 8:03 AM St Kilda
1528. 06 Dec 2024 11:19 AM Scott Creek Conservation Park, Adelaide Hills
1527. 06 Dec 2024 8:46 AM Woorabinda Bushland Reserve, Adelaide Hills
1526. 05 Dec 2024 10:01 AM Barker Inlet North–bird hide, Port Adelaide Enfield
1525. 04 Dec 2024 8:37 AM Cox Scrub Conservation Park

1524. 03 Dec 2024 12:07 PM Cox Scrub Conservation Park

1523. 03 Dec 2024 7:24 AM Ettrick Conservation Park
1522. 02 Dec 2024 5:37 PM Glenburr Road, Burdett, South Australia, AU (-34.967, 139.374)
1521. 02 Dec 2024 12:57 PM Ettrick Conservation Park
1520. 01 Dec 2024 7:20 AM Murray-Sunset National Park–Millewa South Bore Track at Pheenys Track, Victoria
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