May-June 2008

In and around Sydney.

(Black swan)
178. Australian wood duck
179. Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) 1
180. Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) 2
(Great cormorant) 3
(Pied Cormorant (Pied shag))
(Little pied cormorant)
(White-faced heron)
181. Australian white ibis
(Royal spoonbill)
182. Australian pelican
183. Dusky moorhen
(Eurasian (Australasian) coot)
184. Purple swamphen
(Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)) 4
(Silver gull) 5
(Feral pigeon)
(Spotted turtle dove (Spotted dove))
185. Crested pigeon
(Sulphur-crested cockatoo) 6
186. Rainbow lorikeet
187. Laughing kookaburra
188. Noisy miner
189. New Holland honeyeater
190. Magpie-lark
191. Willie wagtail
(Grey fantail) 7
(Australian magpie (G. t. tibicen))
192. Pied currawong
193. Australian raven
(Common mynah)
(Common starling)
(Welcome swallow)
(House sparrow)


1 Same species as that seen in hybridised form in New Zealand.
2 Morecombe M. lists this species as Anhinga melanogaster. However, internet searches suggest it is a different species, A. novaehollandiae.
3 Same species as Black cormoran seen in New Zealand.
4 Same species as Spur-winged lapwing seen in New Zealand.
5 Same species as Red-billed gull seen in New Zealand.
6 Same species as White cockatoo seen in New Zealand.
7 Same species as Fantail seen in New Zealand.

Uncertain sightings
Button-quail (Turnix spp.) seen near Lunar Park in Sydney. Presumably feral? Yellow legs and yellow stripe on top of head.

Non-birds
An injured possum in central Sydney. Numerous grey-headed flying foxes in Sydney, especially in the Botanic Gardens.