Viator's 2010 list (1 Viewer)

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Dec 21, Wauchope area

A day spent around the general Wauchope area

692. Azure Kingfisher
693. Brown Gerygone
694. Variegated Fairywren
695. Silvereye
696. Forest Kingfisher
697. Australian Logrunner
698. Sacred Kingfisher
699. Lewin's Honeyeater
700. Pheasant Coucal

The Rainbow Lorikeet below was enjoyed a late evening snack in the garden.

 

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Dec 22, Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie

701. Grey Butcherbird
702. Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
703. Crested Shriketit
704. Yellow-throated Scrubwren
705. Superb Lyrebird
706. Wompoo Fruit Dove
707. Black-faced Monarch
708. Green Catbird
709. Barred Cuckooshrike
710. Satin Flycatcher

This image is of an Eastern Yellow Robin

 

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Dec 22, Lake Cathie

After Sea Acres we drove down the coast for a swim at Lake Cathie but there were still a few new birds for 2010.

711. Red-capped Plover
712. Red-necked Stint
713. Whiskered Tern

Images below are of: Black-faced Cuckooshrike, Red-capped Plover, Little Tern and a Red-necked Stint.

 

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Dec 23, Wauchope area

Most of the day spent in and around Wauchope with a couple of hours in the late afternoon spent in the Bellangry State Forest.

714. Australian Pipit
715. Australian Pelican
716. Little Corella
717. Olive-backed Oriole
718. Grey Shrikethrush
719. Bell Miner
720. Australian Golden Whistler
721. Rufous Fantail
722. Regent Bowerbird
723. Spotted Pardalote
724. Rufous Whistler
725. Chestnut-rumped Heathwren

 

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Dec 24, Crescent Head, NSW

We drove up to Crescent Head for the day at the beach which also enabled a little seabird watching.

726. Common Cicadabird
727. Eastern Osprey
728. Caspian Tern
729. Wedge-tailed Shearwater
730. Short-tailed Shearwater
731. Parasitic Jaeger
732. Fluttering Shearwater
733. Pomarine Skua
734. Swamp Harrier

 

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Dec 24, Yippen Creek, NSW

Having returned from Crescent Head I had a late afternoon walk through the patch of forest at Yippen Creek.

735. Wonga Pigeon
736. White-throated Gerygone
737. Jacky Winter
738. White-headed Pigeon
739. Topknot Pigeon
740. White-throated Treecreeper
741. Scarlet Myzomela

 

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Dec 25, Wauchope

No birding today just a couple of short walks to walk off food! but it did end up with a good Christmas present at the end of the day!

742. Australian Reed Warbler
743. Musk Lorikeet
744. Australian King Parrot
745. Australasian Bittern

 

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Dec 26

We spent the morning on the river at Beechwood.
746. Long-billed Corella
747. Channel-billed Cuckoo

We then drove into Port Macquarie and spent the afternoon at Shelley Beach.
748. White-cheeked Honeyeater
749. Square-tailed Kite
750. Australian Brushturkey
751. Red-backed Fairywren
752. Sooty Oystercatcher
753. Grey Goshawk

Heading back at the end of the day added one more bird for 2010.
754. Brown Goshawk

Images are of: Azure Kingfisher, White-throated Needletail, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Australian Brushturkey and a Lace Monitor

 

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Dec 27, Day trip to Hat Head National Park

755. White-necked Heron
756. Royal Spoonbill
757. Chestnut Teal
758. Hardhead
759. Grey Teal
760. Australian Hobby
761. Rainbow Bee-eater
762. Pallid Cuckoo
763. Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
764. Leaden Flycatcher
765. Brown Falcon

 

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Dec 28

A day spent within the general area of Wauchope with a late afternoon walk in the Pappinbarra State Forest.

766. Brown-headed Honeyeater
767. Restless Flycatcher
768. Peaceful Dove
769. Large-billed Scrubwren
770. Brown Cuckoo-Dove
771. Pacific Emerald Dove
772. Crimson Rosella
773. Helmeted Guineafowl

 

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Dec 29

Another day spent within the general Port Macquarie area.

774. Yellow-faced Honeyeater
775. Mangrove Gerygone
776. Varied Triller

Attached some images of the Fairy Martins nesting near my parents home along with an Olive-backed Oriole and Eastern Spinebill

 

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Dec 30

Spent the afternoon inland of Rollands Plains having a swim in the river.

777. Fan-tailed Cuckoo
778. Olive Whistler
779. Weebill
780. Spectacled Monarch

Photos below of Pheasant-tailed Coucal and Brown Cuckoo-Dove

 

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Dec 31

The last day of 2010 was spent along the coast with just one last new bird for 2010 - and a lifer at that!

781. Lewin's Rail

Last photos for 2010 are a couple of terns