The Middle of Everywhere
In an Eggshell:
- Big Zigzag bird species count: 448 (+0 this week)
- Big Zigzag bird families count: 84 (+0 this week: Penguins, Shearwaters and Petrels)
- Big Zigzag Lifers: 91 (+0 this week)
- Campsite Lifers 23 (+0 this week)
- Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 131 (+0 this week)
- eBird days of checklist streak: 180
- Week’s special milestones: None
Bird(s) of the Week
The Middle of Everywhere. This is Central Gippsland promo slogan, which fits this Big Zigzag week, after 6 months. Somewhere in the middle of Victoria, between the golden beaches an Australian Alpine mountains, near the lakes along the sore. In between, as these Yellow-billed & Royal Spoonbills, resting on the wetlands of Sale.
White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) one of the two members family of White-winged Chough and Apostlebird (Corcoracidae). This family is one of the seven Australian endemic bird families, and the easier to complete. Also called Australian mud-nest builders.
White-winged Chough nest
Non-bird image(s)
Alpine National Park
Wilsons Promontory National Park
Week's Key location(s)
Wilsons Promontory National Park
Alpine National Park
Sale River Heritage & Wetlands Trail
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 21055 km (this week 835 km)
eBird Checklists this week
1587. 07 Jan 2025 3:29 PM Apex Park (Stratford)
