Birds

We have arranged the posted species into 3 groups according to location.

To help identify or find a particular bird species we have photograph in each area, we have listed the species and Post date. It is possible to view any species or previous Posts by going back through the Post archives. To date we have posted a total of 157 local species, and included descriptions for 157 species. (Click on the Red post for a direct link to the species description and photos)

1.  Crested Pigeon – 9 Dec 2014,2 Jan 2015
2.  Black-winged Stilt – 10 Dec 2014
3.  Red-browed Firetail – 11 Dec 2014
4.  Superb Fairywren (Male) – 14 Dec 2014
5.  Blue-faced Honeyeater – 23 Dec 2014
6.  New Holland Honeyeater – 2 Jan 2015
7.  Little Friarbird – 19 Mar 2015
8.  Noisy Friarbird –  13 Apr 2015
9.  Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike – 5 Jan 2015, 1 Feb 2105, 9 Mar 2015
10.  White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike  – White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
11.  White Plumed Honeyeater –  5 Jan 2015, 17 Feb 2015
12.  Laughing Kookaburra – 9 Jan 2015
13.  Red-rumped Parrot – 13 Jan 2015, 2 Jan 2015, 9 Mar 2015
14.  Little Pied Cormorant – 18 Jan 2015,  18 Dec 2014, 5 Mar 2015, 9 Mar 2015
15.  Little Black Cormorant –18 Jam 2015,  9 Mar 2015,
16.  Darter – 5 Apr 2015, 18 Dec 2014
17.  Sacred Kingfisher – 21 Jan 2015, 29 Dec 2014, 30 Jan 2015, 31 Jan 2015, 14 Feb 2015, 15 Feb 2015, 16 Feb 2015
18.  Australian Magpie – 8 Feb 2015
19.  Australian Magpie-lark – 5 Apr 2015, 9 Mar 2015
20.  Eastern Rosella – 9 Feb 2015, 2 Jan 2015
21.  Black Kite – 19 Feb 2015, 18 Mar 2015
22.  Whistling Kite – 1 Apr 2015, 17 Feb 2015, 18 Feb 2015, 9 Mar 2015
23.  Long-billed Corella – 11 Jan 2015, 27 Feb 2015, 5 Mar 2015, 22 Mar 2015
24.  Little Corella – 7 Apr 2015, 27 Feb 2015, 9 Mar 2015, 22 Mar 2015
25.  Sulpur-crested Cockatoo – 5 Apr 2015
26.  Australian Pelican – 3 Mar 2015, 17 Dec 2014
27.  Black Swan – 2 Apr 2015, 16 Dec 2015
28.  Yellow-billed Spoonbill – 2 Apr 2015, 16 Dec 2014, 17 Dec 2014, 18 Dec 2014, 9 Mar 2015
29.  White-faced Heron – 2 Apr 2015, 16 Dec 2014, 18 Dec 2014
30.  Great (Black) Cormorant – 20 May 2015
31.  Australian White Ibis – 23 Nov 2015, 9 Mar 2015
32.  Peaceful Dove – 28 Mar 2015
33.  Feral Pigeon –  3 Apr 2015
34.  Spotted Turtle-Dove – Spotted Turtle-Dove 31 Mar 2020
35.  Common Bronzewing – 7 Apr 2015, 2 Jan 2015
36.  Brown Tree Creeper – 4 Mar 2015,  17 Jan 2015
37.  Willie Wagtail – 6 Mar 2015
38.  Common Starling – 7 Mar 2015
39.  Common Mynah – 13 April 2015
40.  Welcome Swallow – 3 Apr 2015, 9 Mar 2015
41.  White-browed Woodswallow – 3 Apr 2015
42.  White-breasted Woodswallow – 3 Jan 2016
43.  Striated Pardalote – 13 Mar 2015
44.  Zebra Finch – 13 Mar 2015
45.  Yellow-rumped Thornbill – 16 Mar 2015
46.  Yellow (Little) Thornbill – 22 May 2015
47.  Eurasian Coot – 17 Mar 2015
48.  Silver Gull – 18 Mar 2015
49.  Maned (Wood) Duck – 18 Mar 2015
50.  Pacific Black Duck – 19 Mar 2015
51.  Grey Teal – 8 Apr 2015
52.  Purple Swamphen – 20 Mar 2015
53.  Musk Lorikeet – 20 Mar 2015
54.  Great Egret – 24 Mar 2015
55.  Red Wattlebird – 25 Mar 2015
56.  House Sparrow – 30 Mar 2015
57.  Blackbird – 10 Apr 2015
58.  Galah – 31 Mar 2015
59.  White-winged Chough – 28 Feb 2015
60.  Rainbow Bee-Eater – 3 Jan 2015, 16 Jan 2015, 1 Feb 2015
61.  Brown Goshawk – 23 Jan 2015
62.  Spur-winged Plover – 9 Apr 2015
63.  Grey Shrike-thrush – 13 Apr 2015
64.  Black-shouldered Kite – 12 Jan 2015, 13 Jan 2015, 19 May 2015
65.  Black Falcon – 10 Oct 2015
66.  Australian Raven – 23 May 2015
67.  Grey Fantail – 26 Apr 2015
68.  Silvereye – 20 Mar 2015
69.  Weebill – 21 May 2015
70.  Australian Reed-warbler – 14 Oct 2015
71.  Australian Grebe – 21 May 2016
72.  Whiskered Tern – Whiskered Tern
73.  Hardhead (White-eyed Duck) – Hardhead (White-eyed Duck)
74.  Brown Quail – Brown Quail
75.  Little Raven – 23 May 2015
76.  Australian Kestrel – 7 Jan 2015, 5 Mar 2015, 21, Mar 2015
77.  Brown Falcon – 22 Feb 2015, 9 Mar 2015, 21 Mar 2015
78. Spotted Harrier –  9 Oct 2015
79.  Pacific (White-necked) Heron – 24 Mar 2015
80.  Black-Fronted Plover – 7 Apr 2015
81.  Plumed Whistling-Duck – 8 Nov 2015
82.  Red-Necked Avocet – Red-necked Avocet
83.  Noisy Miner – 13 Apr 2015
84.  Australian Shelduck – 31 May 2015
85.  Pied Butcherbird – 23 June 2015
86.  Brown Songlark – 13 Oct 2015
87.  Fairy Martin – 10 Nov 2015
88.  Rufous Songlark – 1 Nov 2015
89.  Grey Butcherbird – 30 Jun 2015
90.  Little Lorikeet – 23 Mar 2015
91.  Eastern Yellow Robin – 27 Mar 2015
92.  Scarlet Robin – 14 Apr 2015
93.  Hooded Robin – 15 May 2015
94.  Flame Robin – 15 May 2015
95.  Red-capped Robin – 1 June 2015
96.  Southern Scrub-robin – 15 June 2015
97.  Mistletoe Bird – 12 Nov 201
98.  Spotted Pardalote – 17 May 2015
99.  White-browed Babbler- 28 Mar 2015
100.  White-eared Honeyeater – 13 Mar 2015
101.  Yellow-tufted Honeyeater – 6 Apr 2015, 2 Jan 2015, 9 Jan 2015
102.  Black-chinned Honeyeater –  7 Apr 2015, 3 Jan 2015
103.  Yellow-plumed Honeyeater –  6 Apr 2015 4 Jan 2015
104.  Fuscous Honeyeater – 6 Apr 2015, 9 Jan 2015
105.  Tawny-crowned Honeyeater –  6 Apr 15, 9 Jan 2015
106.  Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater –  1 July 2015
107.  Yellow-faced Honeyeater –  9 July 2015
108.  Singing Honeyeater – 18 July 2015
109.  Eastern Spinebill – 26 June 2015,  26 June 2015
110.  White-throated Treecreeper – 10 July 2015
111.  Jacky Winter –  1 Apr 2015
112.  Brown-headed Honeyeater –  1 Apr 2015 4 Jan 2015
113.  Diamond Firetail –  1 Apr 2015 1 Feb 2015
114.  Dusky Woodswallow – 3 Apr 2015  17 Jan 2015, 1 Feb 2015, 9 Mar 2015
115.  White-backed Swallow –  5 Mar 2016
116.  Crested Bellbird –  24 May 2015
117.  Crested Shrike-tit –  4 July 2015
118.  Brush Bronzewing –  24 June 2015
119.  Golden Whistler –  25 May 2015
120.  Gilbert’s Whistler –  14 Nov 2015
121. Rufous Whistler –  16 Dec 2015
122.  Shy (Hylacloa) Heathwren –  26 May 2015
123.  Restless Flycatcher –  27 May 2015
124.  Chestnut-rumped Thornbill –  31 May 2015
125.  Buff-rumped Thornbill –   8 July 2015
126.  Inland Thornbill/Brown Thornbill – 4 Aug 2015
127. Varied Sittella – 5 Aug 2015
128. Variegated Fairy-wren – 6 Aug 2015
129.  Speckled Warbler –  24 Jul 2015
130.  Richard’s Pipit –  6 Apr 2015 8 Jan 2015
131.  White-fronted Chat –  11 Apr 2015
132.  Southern Whiteface – 16 June 2015
133.  Straw-necked Ibis –  2 Apr 2015 17 Dec 2014, 18 Dec 2014  
134.  Red-kneed Dotterel – 11 Apr 2015
135.  Wedge-tailed Eagle – 2 Apr 2015
136.  Southern Boobook – 5 May 2015
137.  Australian Hobby – 25 June 2015
138.  Crimson Rosella – 6 April 2016
139.  Pink-eared Duck – 8 May 2016
140.  Grey Currawong – 24 June 2016
141.  Dusky Moorhen – 8 July 2016
142.  Horsfield’s Bronze- Cuckoo – HorsField’s Bronze-Cuckoo
143.  Spotted Turtle-Dove*- Spotted Turtle-Dove
144.  Little Eagle – Little Eagle
145.  White-wing Triller – 13 Dec 2016 White-winged Triller
146.  Black-tailed Native-Hen – 28 July 2017  Black-tailed Native-hen
147.  Royal Spoonbill – 30 Sept 2017   Royal Spoonbill
148.  Cockatiel – 1 Nov. 2019   CockatielSwift Parrot
149.  Speckled Warbler – 17 Nov. 2019  Speckled Warbler
150.  Crimson Chat – 1 Dec. 2019  Crimson Chat
151.  Tree Martin – 27 Dec. 2019  Tree Martin
152.  White-fronted Honeyeater – May 2020  White-fronted Honeyeater
153.  Pallid Cuckoo – 28 Aug. 2020  Pallid Cuckoo
154. Swift Parrot – 15 May 2021 Swift Parrot
155. Fan-tailed Cuckoo – 11 Sept. 2020      Fan-tail Cuckoo
156. Collared Sparrowhawk – 26th Sept 2021 Collared Sparrowhawk
157. Painted Button – 26th May 2022

Birds of Mulwarrie Studios are species observed either in the gardens of the s studio or on the Loddon River behind the “Studios”: these are listed in Black

Birds of Bridgewater: are other species observed within the urban township and/or within 5kms of the the township area; these are listed in Blue. Posts photographed in this area are also listed in Blue

Birds of the Loddon Region: are other species observed within the Loddon Shire: these are listed in Green. Posts photograph in this area are also listed in Green.