Introduction

This is a brief account of our recent mainly wildlife viewing trip to Australia. The first part is a list of all the species we saw with a brief summary of our sightings, it is not intended to be a concise list as notes taken during the trip were not that detailed and only sightings of particular interest were recorded. Once species had been identified subsequent sightings of the more common species were not necessarily noted.
The list follows the latest IOC listings so that some splits are not recognised by all authorities.

The second part is an illustrated diary giving an outline of the trip day by day, and is divided into 6 sections;
1 Victoria ; 5 days fully guided with Simon Starr of Firetail Birding

2 Tasmania; Mostly unguided with 2 nights in the NW at Mountain Wilderness Lodge and
   2 nights at Inala on Bruny Island only time with guide was a night drive on Bruny.

3 Queensland ; 2 days in Cairns followed by 7 nights at Cassowary House, local guides used on 2 days
   one for endemics on Mt Lewis and a Daintree River Trip and a second mainly for drier country birds around Mareeba and Jullaten.

4 Brisbane to Wollongong ; 2 nights at a campsite next to O'Reilley's Wildlife Lodge in the Lamington National Park then a 3 day journey down to Wollongong south of Sydney.

5 Wollongong Pelagic; all day pelagic with SOSSA on the Sandra K out of Wollongong

6 Blue Mountains and Capertee Valley; Travel from Wollongong to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains 3 nights there including one night in the Capertee Valley than travel back to Sydney for an overnight stay and a morning visit to the Harbour Bridge and Opera House before returning home

Finally some brief notes on the planning and logistics of the trip.

All photos unless marked otherwise taken by myself or Kay using either a Canon 7D or Canon SX50 with limited editing in Lightroom. Some have been heavily cropped and intended as record shots only.
As a birder who takes pictures when possible I found photography extremely challenging on this trip. The light was so variable, low light in the rainforest or early mornings or very bright light in the sunshine. Often the bird would be in shade with extremely bright light behind making controlling the backgrounds extremely difficult meaning much experimenting with settings and as anyone who has tried photographing birds will know they often do not hang around while you play around with the camera.

Link to Australian Gallery on FlickR  http://www.flickr.com/photos/djryves/ Australia

Just a quick note about using professional guides which at first glance seemed fairly expensive for an individual at around £250 /day but on consideration I found them value for money if you take in to account use of a 4-wheel drive vehicle which can take you places normal hire companies will not allow and food and refreshments during the day that leaves a modest days fee. I would have struggled to find many of the sites they took me and missed many of the bird they found, so would recommend their use especially if time is limited.

List of Sighting

1		List based on IOC latest some splits may not be universally recognised. Southern Cassowary	Key to list Bold = Lifers - new species for me Blue = Species seen before Yellow= Heard only or not seen well enough to confirm ID 3 up close encounters with Missy at Cassowary House were unforgettable
2		Emu	First seen (3) at our campsite at Hattah-Kulkyne NP; several others along the road next morning in the Grampians  but not encountered elsewhere
3		Australian Brushturkey	Common in Queensland down to Sydney especially around campsites and picnic areas.
4		Malleefowl	Lucky to find one along the Old Caulder Highway travelling towards Hattah-Kulkyne which saved searching for one the next day; Nest mound seen at Wyperfield NP
5		Orange-footed Scrubfowl	Easily seen at Centenary Gardens Cairns and at Cassowary House
		Ducks, Swans and Geese
6		Magpie Goose	Common on most wetlands around Cairns
7		Plumed Whistling Duck	1000's at Hasties Swamp; also 100+ at Evans Rd swamp nr Mareeba and a few encountered on other spots around Cairns
8		Wandering Whistling Duck	A few found with the Plumed at Hasties and seen at Cattana Wetlands
9		Black Swan	Common throughout
10		Freckled Duck	3+ at Lake Lithgrow 4/10 ; 2 Hasties Swamp 18/10 ; 2 Little Llangothlin NP 25/10
11		Radjah Shelduck	Only seen at Centenary Gardens Cairns
12		Australian Shelduck	2 at Bells Swamp first morning few seen elsewhere around Victoria
13		Pink-eared Duck	Few at Round Lake 2/10 then 1000's at Lake Lithgrow 4/10; In Queensland lots at Hasties Swamp and few at other suitable spots
14		Maned Duck	Very common in Vic and on Tasmania
15		Green Pygmy Goose	Seen at Lake Mitchell and at Cattana Wetlands
16		Mallard (i)	1 at Tamar Wetlands Tasmania
17		Pacific Black Duck	Very common throughout
18		Australasian Shoveler	Few seen around Victoria
19		Grey Teal	Fairly common throughout
20		Chestnut Teal	First seen near Anglesea along the Great Ocean Rd then at Werribe e and Melbourne Botanic Gardens; Common on Tas.
21		Hardhead	Fairy common throughout
22		Blue-billed Duck	female at Werribee then 6+ (3 m) at Little Llangothlin
23		Musk Duck	50+ at Round Lake; 2 distant birds at Little Llangothlin
		Penguins
24		Little Penguin	several birds at the Rookery at the Neck Bruny Island
		Albatross, Shearwaters & Petrels
25		Wandering Albatross	2 of these magnificent birds on the pelagic out of Wollongong
26		Antipodean ( Gibson's) Albatross	1 on pelagic ( caught and ringed)
27		Black-browed Albatross	several on the Wollongong pelagic
28		Cambell's Albatross	1 seen well on Wollongong pelagic
29		Shy/White capped Albatross	several seen from coasts along Great Ocean Rd and Bruny Island Tas ; continuously seen on pelagic with 12+ birds in view at any time
30		Buller's Albatross	1 seen well on Wollongong pelagic
31		Northern Giant Petrel	2 seen well on pelagic; distant bird seen from Adventure Bay feeding with Shearwaters could not be assigned to species
32		Fairy Prion	1 seen briefly on pelagic
33		Great-winged Petrel	1 came close in on pelagic
34		Wedge-tailed Shearwater	several with Short-tails on pelagic
35		Short-tailed Shearwater	few seen from coast along Ocean Rd ; huge feeding flocks off Adventure Bay Tasmania and a few seen onshore on the night visit to the Rookery
			Hundreds continuously around boat on pelagic making it very difficult to sort out various shearwaters ( food shortage this year means hundreds of starving birds have been seen along the coasts.)
36		Fluttering Shearwater	several seen on pelagic
37		Hutton's Shearwater	a few ID'd on pelagic
38		Wilson's Storm Petrel	3 seen on pelagic
		Grebes
39		Australasian Grebe	Common throughout
40		Hoary-headed Grebe	Fairly common throughout sometimes in large numbers
41		Great Crested Grebe	several Lake Barrie Atherton Tablelands 18/10 ; 1 Little Llangothlin
		Ibis, Spoonbill & Herons
42		Australian White Ibis	Common throughout
43		Straw-necked Ibis	Common throughout
44		Glossy Ibis	1 at Lake Mitchell Queensland
45		Royal Spoonbill	Common on most wetlands around Cairns
46		Yellow-billed Spoonbill	common on suitable habitat mostly further south than Royals.
47		Nankeen Night Heron	6+ at Boort lake 2/10; 1 on Cairns Esplanade at dusk 14/10
48		Striated Heron	1 Cairns Esplanade 13/10; 1 Centenary Lake 15 and 21/10; 1 Kurunda
49		Eastern Cattle Egret	Fairly common throughout sometimes in large numbers
50		White-necked Heron	Fairly common throughout often in open fields not near water
51		Great-billed Heron	adult and juv on Daintree River cruise
52		Great Egret	Common throughout
53		Intermediate Egret	A few seen could have been more but white egrets not always scrutinised closely
54		Pied Heron	1 on small pond near Port Douglas ( Thanks to Murray Hunt who showed us this bird after a dash from the river trip)
55		White-faced Heron	Fairly common throughout
56		Little Egret	A few scattered birds seen throughout
57		Pacific Reef Heron	1 White morph on Cairns esplanade
		Red-tailed Tropicbird	2 Distant Tropicbirds near Michelmas Cay  were probably this species.
58		Australian Pelican	Common throughout
59		Great Frigatebird	4 Frigatebirds seen well at Michelmas Cay were all this species other distant birds not ID'd to species.
60		Australasian Gannet	A few from the coasts in Victoria and Tasmania also seen on Wollongong pelagic
61		Brown Booby	Lots around Michelmas Cay
		Cormorants
62		Little Pied Cormorant	Fairly common throughout
63		Black-faced Cormorant	First seen waiting for Bruny Ferry ; fairly common around Bruny coasts
64		Little Black Cormorant	Common throughout
65		Australian Pied Cormorant	Fairly common throughout more coastal than Little Pied
66		Great Cormorant	A few scattered birds seen throughout
67		Australasian Darter	A few scattered birds seen throughout
		Hawks, Eagles & Falcons
68		Eastern Osprey	Nesting pair at Lake Mitchell Qslnd
69		Australian Kite	Common throughout especially roadside
70		Black Kite	Common throughout especially Queensland where abundant roadside and over cane fields; several large groups 50+ seen and frequent early morning feeding on roadkill
71		Whistling Kite	Fairly common throughout often in groups of 6+ and mixed with Black Kites on the Tablelands.
72		Brahminy Kite	1 near Port Douglas 17/10 ; 1 Cattana wetlands
73		White-bellied Sea Eagle	A few scattered birds seen throughout
74		Swamp Harrier	Fairly common throughout
75		Spotted Harrier	1 along road nr Ouyen 3/10 another Wyperfield same day
76		Grey Goshawk	1 Wilderness Lodge Tas over; 1 perched Lamington campsite both grey morph
77		Brown Goshawk	1 nr Castlemaine Victoria flew over ; 1 Maryfarms  flew over while watching Bustard; 1 Southern Tablelands
78		Collared Sparrowhawk	1 fem/juv  Werribee 5/10; 1 along road northern Tas
79		Wedge-tailed Eagle	Fairly common throughout Victoria ; 1 at Inala on Tas; 2 at O'Rielley's
80		Little Eagle	1 seen well in mallee north of Inglewood on first day ; 1 Werribee
81		Nankeen Kestrel	Common throughout especially roadside
82		Australian Hobby	1  Adventure bay seen well
83		Brown Falcon	Fairly common throughout mostly roadside
84		Black Falcon	4+ seen around inland Victoria
85		Peregrine Falcon	1 nr Mareeba perched up
86		Australian Bustard	6+ seen Maryfarms 1 very close; 1 along road to Granite Gorge next day
		Crakes & Rails
87		Red-necked Crake	commonly heard at Cassowary House, pair seen 2x early morning 21/10
88		Buff-banded Rail	1 in the childrens playground Cairns Esplanade seen well
89		Baillon's Crake	1 seen Werribee
90		Australian Crake	1 seen Werribee
91		Purple Swamphen	common on suitable habitat
92		Dusky Moorhen	Common on most wetlands especially Victoria and Tas
92		Black-tailed Nativehen	Seen at Bells Swamp and Weribee
93		Tasmanian Nativehen	(Tas endemic) Common throughout Tasmania very tame at Wilderness Lodge
94		Eurasian Coot	Common throughout
		Cranes
95		Sarus Crane	Common on Tablelands around Atherton several large groups in fields assumed to be this species although possibly Brolga as well but mostly seen from moving vehicle.
96		Brolga	Only 2 at Werribee positively ID'd but possibly some with Sarus Cranes on Tablelands,
97		Painted Buttonquail	3 birds at Capertee seen well, 2 other groups seen in the valley were probably same species;  Kay had 2 Quail sp from moving car near Lamington but could not be relocated
98		Comb-crested Jacana	Seen at Lake Mitchell and at Cattana Wetlands.
		Waders
99		Bush Stone-curlew	6+ Cairns Cemetry; 8 in a garden at Kuranda 16/10 probably same nearby 21/10; 1 along road nr Cairns 22/10
100		Beach Stone-curlew	2 Newell Beach; 2 Wonga Beach 1 from car nr Port Douglas all on day with Murray
101		Pied Oystercatcher	seen at Werribee 5/10; common on Bruny coasts; few on Queensland beaches
102		Sooty Oystercatcher	common on rocky coasts on Bruny; 1 in Wollongong harbour 27/10
103		White-headed Stilt	Common on most wetlands
104		Red-necked Avocet	groups of around 20 on several inland waters in Vic; 20+ at Werribee all fairly distant out of camera range.
105		Banded Lapwing	after missing them at Werribee 3 adults with 2 chicks seen at Turf farm near Windsor NSW
106		Masked Lapwing	Common throughout
107		Red-kneed Dotterel	3 Bells Swamp 1/10; few Werribee 5/10 ; few others at scattered locations ; Cattana wetlands 21/10
108		Pacific Golden Plover	6 at Werribee
109		Hooded Dotterel	Pair seen well at breeding site near Anglesea on the Great Ocean Rd
110		Black-fronted Dotterel	Fairly common throughout
111		Red-capped Plover	first seen on saltpans nr Boort then few suitable scattered locations
112		Bar-tailed Godwit	common on Cairns beaches
113		Whimbrel	1 roosting Cairns Esplanade; 1 Wonga beach
114		Eastern Curlew	2 Cairns Esplanade 14/10
115		Marsh Sandpiper	several Werribee
116		Common Greenshank	few Werribee; 1 Cairns Esplanade
117		Grey-tailed Tattler	10+ Cairns Esplanade; 1 Wonga beach ( Wandering was present at Cairns but not looked for)
118		Terek Sandpiper	1 Cairns Esplanade
119		Common Sandpiper	1 Saltwater creek Centenary Lakes
120		Great Knot	few Cairns Esplanade
121		Red Knot	small number at Werribee
122		Red-necked Stint	Large numbers at Werribee and on Cairns Esplanade
123		Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Seen at several inland sites both in Victoria and Queensland as well as at Werribee and Cairns.
124		Curlew Sandpiper	small numders at Werribee and along the Esplanade
		Gulls & Terns
125		Brown Noddy	Large numbers Michelmas Cay
126		Black Noddy	few picked out amongst Brown Noddies around Michelmas Cay mostly perched on bouys while approaching Cay
127		Silver Gull	Common throughout
128		Pacific Gull	few along Great Ocean Rd and Werribee; few Bruny Island coasts.
129		Kelp Gull	Several Bruny Island coasts;few on Wollongong pelagic
130		Gull-billed Tern	Small numbers Cairns
131		Caspian Tern	seen along Cairns Esplanade; 1 inland at Lake Mitchell 20/10; 1 Corrimal beach Wollongong 26/10
132		Greater Crested Tern	common on coasts throughout
133		Lesser Crested Tern	2 in Cairns Marina 14/10
134		Fairy Tern	Several seen at Weribee including at few at close range hawking over pits
135		Bridled Tern	Some mixed with Sooties at Michelmas Cay
136		Sooty Tern	Huge numbers at Michelmas Cay
137		Black-naped Tern	4 perched on a raft near Michelmas Cay
138		Roseate Tern	1 perched on same raft as Black-naped
139		Whiskered Tern	Large numbers at Werribee
140		Parasitic Jaeger	1 harrassing Shearwaters on Wollongong pelagic.
		Pigeons & Doves
141		Rock Dove (i)	few in towns
142		White-headed Pigeon	few birds around O'Reilly's
143		Spotted Dove (i)	Fairly common throughout mostly in towns
		Laughing Dove (i)	Seen around Dubai airport
144		Brown Cuckoo-Dove	1 Rainforest walk Kuranda 16/10 ; 1 O'Reilley's 24/10
145		Pacific Emerald Dove	1 briefly on road at Jullatan while watching Boat-bill
146		Common Bronzewing	Seen at park in Inglewood then few seen scattered locations in Victoria
147		Brush Bronzewing	First flushed from roadside in Grampians then 1 seen well near Silverband Falls; few other sightings mostly roadside while travelling
148		Crested Pigeon	Common throughout
149		Squatter Pigeon	2 seen at close range in garden at Mt Molloy
150		Wonga Pigeon	common at O'Reilley's; 2 at Washpools campsite
151		Diamond Dove	Flock of 20+ at Maryfarms
152		Peaceful Dove	! Seen in northern Victoria and 2 in Capertee Valley ; in Queensland very common and seen throughout
153		Bar-shouldered Dove	Common in Queensland frequently heard calling and seen perched on roadside wires.
154		Wompoo Fruit Dove	Heard frequently with a few sightings in rainforest around Queensland
155		Torresian Imperial Pigeon	Very common around Cairns
156		Topknot Pigeon	Seen well at Mount Lewis and Mt Hypippimae
		Parrots
157		Red-tailed Black Cockatoo	Several groups of these impressive Cockatoo's seen around Tablelands mostly in flight or feeding in roadside trees.
		Glossy Black Cockatoo	2 birds that few over Katoomba Falls in the Blue Mountains at dusk were most likely this species but unable to get clear view
158		Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo	Flock of 50+ birds flying to roost near Horsham Vic were impressive sight; also several sighting in Blue Mountains.
159		Gang-gang Cockatoo	A noisy group of 4 birds at Troopers Creek campsite at first light the only sighting.
160		Major Mitchell's Cockatoo	4 of these stunning birds seen at Wyperfield.
161		Galah	Very common sometimes in large flocks every where
162		Long-billed Corella	common in Vic often in large flocks; a few sightings in Queensland and Blue Mountains but probably overlooked as similar to Sulphurs at distance.
163		Little Corella	several amongst Long-billed in northern Vic but probably overlooked as Corella flocks not scrutenised once both species seen well.
164		Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Common throughout often in large flocks.
165		Cockatiel	2 Goschen NP ; 1 from moving vehicle nr Glenn Innes
166		Rainbow Lorikeet	Common throughout especially Cairns
167		Scaly-breasted Lorikeet	2 in fruiting tree outside hotel window in Cairns; 1 nr Mareeba
168		Musk Lorikeet	Common throughout
169		Little Lorikeet	6+ west cap picnic area south of Brisbane ; 10 + at Glen Davis campsite.
170		Purple-crowned Lorikeet	Several feeding in flowering trees with Musk's at Boort
171		Australian Ringneck	2 Goschen NP then 2 Hattah-Kulkyne and a few roadside sightings
172		Green Rosella	(Tas endemic)Fairly common on Tas seen at Mountain Wilderness and Inala
173		Crimson Rosella	Common throughout especially tame at O'Reilley's
174		Pale-headed Rosella	1 seen well at Mt Carbine; 2 nr Mareeba
175		Eastern Rosella	Fairly common throughout Vic and NSW but not as tame as other Rosella's; 1 Yellow form near Murray River
176		Bluebonnet	2 Goshen few scattered sightings in same area.
177		Red-rumped Parrot	Common in Victoria then again in Capertee Valley.
178		Mulga Parrot	2 Moss Tank NP then 2 in mallee nr Hattah-kulkyne
179		Turquoise Parrot	1 Glen Davis Campsite.
180		Budgerigar	Breeding pair at Wyperfield
181		Regent Parrot	Several seen along the Murray river then  next day at campsite in Hattah
182		Australian King Parrot	First encountered at Lorne along Great Ocean Rd then very tame at O'Reilley's and common through NSW
183		Red-winged Parrot	8+ seen briefly at Maryfarms mostly in flight only
184		Double-eyed Fig Parrot	1 bird at Cassowary House from verandah just after arriving only sighting heard elsewhere but not searched for.
		Cuckoos
185		Pheasant Coucal	common on Tableland mostly seen on edge of cane fields.
186		Pacific Koel	1 perched in Centenary gardens Cairns
187		Channel-billed Cuckoo	1 calling then flew over at Maryfarms; heard but not seen in Blue Mountains
188		Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo	Heard calling frequently but only seen at Glen Davis
189		Black-eared Cuckoo	Seen well at Wyperfield
190		Shining Bronze Cuckoo	Seen well at Woodlands Park Melbourne
Heard only		Little Bronze Cuckoo	Heard only on a few occassions
191		Pallid Cuckoo	Seen very well in Tas a few times
192		Fan-tailed Cuckoo	Seen well on several occaissions on Tas and Blue Mountains
Heard only		Brush Cuckoo	Heard only on a few occassions
		Owls, Nightjars & Frogmouths
Heard only		Southern Boobook	Heard only at night while camping in the Grampians
193		Papuan Frogmouth	Nesting bird seen on the Daintree river trip
194		Tawny Frogmouth	Several sightings 2 at Boort; 1 while spotlighting at Hattah; I on night drive on Tas; 2 at Mt Carbine caravan park
195		Spotted Nightjar	1 while spotlighting at Hattah
Heard only		Australian Owlet-nightjar	Heard only nr Hattah in daylight but not located.
196		Australian Swiftlet	common over Cairns
		Kingfishers, Bee-eaters & Rollers
197		Oriental Dollarbird	2 seen at Mareeba Wetlands then few scattered further sightings around the Tablelands; also 1 at Capertee Valley and 2 at Washpools campsite
198		Laughing Kookaburra	Common throughout regular sightings on roadside wires.
199		Blue-winged Kookaburra	1 near Mareeba seen well; nesting pair in Mt Carbine caravan park;  few others mostly seen on wires while travelling around the Julatten area.
200		Forest Kingfisher	Mostly seen on wires around Cairns/ Daintree areas
201		Collared Kingfisher	1 in mangroves at northern end of Cairns Esplanade
202		Sacred Kingfisher	1 seen on the Murray river only Vic sighting; around Cairns fairly common on roadside wires and near water ie Hasties Swamp, centenary Lakes; also Glen Davis campsite and Capertee
203		Azure Kingfisher	1 seen very well on Daintree River trip
204		Little Kingfisher	1 seen very well on Daintree River trip ; 1 Centenary Gardens.
205		Rainbow Bee-eater	Seen well at Goschen then scattered sightings throughout.
		Pittas
206		Noisy Pitta	1 seen after much effort at Mt Lewis; 2 seen and many heard at O'Reilley's
		Lyrebirds, Catbirds & Bowerbirds
207		Albert's Lyrebird	2 outside O'Reilley's seen very well another along the road in later in day.
208		Superb Lyrebird	14 at Minnimurra Rainforest walk ; 1 Fitzroy Falls; 1 Wentworth Falls.
209		Spotted Catbird	Common sound in any Wet Tropic rainforest seen at feeders at Cassowary and in Kurunda rainforest walk
210		Green Catbird	common sound around O'Reilley's seen occaissionally.
211		Tooth-billed Bowerbird	Seen well at Mt Lewis and at Mt Hypippimae
212		Golden Bowerbird	female at Mt Lewis male at bower at Mt Hypippamae.
213		Regent Bowerbird	Common and tame at O'Reilley's
214		Satin Bowerbird	Several at Wye Valley campsite in Vic; common around O'Reilley's and in Capertee Valley also other sightings in NSW.
215		Great Bowerbird	Seen well around Mt Carbine area.
		Tree-creepers
216		White-throated Treecreeper	1 at Silverbands Falls in Vic; seen at Washpools campsite and a few in the Blue Mountains
217		White-browed Treecreeper	1 seen well at Wyperfield
218		Brown Treecreeper	Common throughout
		Fairy-wrens, Scrubwrens, Warblers & Thornbills
219		Superb Fairywren	Common in Victoria and Tasmania then seen again at O'Reilley's and throughout NSW
220		Variegated Fairy-wren	3 including 1 male seen briefly in Sundown NP on road to camp site.
221		Splendid Fairywren	1 male seen well at Moss Tank nr Hattah-Kulkyne NP
222		Red-backed Fairywren	3 female types nr Julatten only sighting
223		White-winged Fairywren	again only females seen at Lake Tuchewop
224		Southern Emu-wren	1 seen after great effort at Anglesea then another found along road further into the heath.
225		Scrubtit	2 sightings of this difficult Tas endemic 1 at Mountain Wilderness and 1 at Inala
226		Chestnut-rumped Heathwren	1 seen well in Grampians
227		Shy Heathwren	1 lived up to it's name before eventually showing well in mallee north of Inglewood first day.
228		Striated Fieldwren	seen at Anglesea Heath while looking for Emu-wren then several at Werribee.
229		Speckled Warbler	1 in the Capertee Valley
230		Fernwren	Seen well at Mt Lewis and again at Mt Hypippamae  (one of the Wet Tropic Endemics )
231		Atherton Scrubwren	Seen well at Mt Lewis (one of the Wet Tropic Endemics )
232		White-browed Scrubwren	Common throughout
233		Tasmanian Scrubwren	(Tas endemic) Responded spectacularly to a random tape at Mountain Wilderness.
234		Yellow-throated Scrubwren	Common throughout
235		Large-billed Scrubwren	Seen at Cassowary House and a few other highland rainforest sites
236		Weebill	First seen in park in Inglewood then few other sightings throughout heard more often and probably overlooked in with other Thornbills
237		Brown Gerygone	Pair including displaying male at nest at Lamington first positive sighting but a few present around tracks at O'Reilley's
238		Western Gerygone	1 singing male in Mallee north of Inglewood only sighting.
239		Large-billed Gerygone	Nesting birds seen on Daintree River Trip
240		Mangrove Gerygone	Seen at Centenary lakes  ID confirmed by local birder
241		White-throated Gerygone	Singing and displaying bird seen in Capertee Valley
242		Fairy Gerygone	2 birds in mixed flock at Barron Falls Lookout
243		Mountain Thornbill	Several birds seen at Mt Lewis
244		Brown Thornbill	Common throughout
245		Inland Thornbill	Seen at Wyperfield
246		Tasmanian Thornbill	( Tas endemic) Seen at Mountain Wilderness and Inala on Tas ( fairly easy once differences to also present Brown Thornbills was learnt)
247		Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	2 birds seen well near an old goldmine north of Inglewood
248		Buff-rumped Thornbill	showed well in mixed flock along back roads north of Castlemaine on first day
249		Yellow-rumped Thornbill	First seen at Wyperfield, then several sightings on Tasmania including nest building at Inala, also Capertee Valley.
250		Yellow Thornbill	first seen at Woodlands Park then few scattered sightings elsewhere in Vic.
251		Striated Thornbill	Seen well along track north of Castlemaine in mixed flock
252		Southern Whiteface	Seen at Mt Korong and at a random stop along the Old Caulder Rd near Ouyen.
253		Rufous Bristlebird	1 near Lorne then another very confiding bird up close at Anglesea Heath
252		Spotted Pardalote	One of the first birds to be seen in Woodlands Park then scattered sightings throughout
255		Forty-spotted Pardalote	3-4 pairs seen easily at Inala ( Tas endemic)
256		Striated Pardalote	One of the first birds to be seen in Woodlands Park then scattered sightings throughout also common on Tas
		Honey-eaters
257		Macleay's Honeyeater	Common around Cassowary House also Mt Lewis
258		Bridled Honeyeater	several seen Mt Lewis
259		Yellow-faced Honeyeater	First seen at Reid's Lookout in the Grampians then scattered sightings throughout inc Mt Carbine and around Blue Mountains
260		Singing Honeyeater	seen several times around Victoria.
261		Varied Honeyeater	few in flowering trees along Cairns Esplanade
262		Yellow Honeyeater	common around coastal Cairns
263		White-eared Honeyeater	seen well in flowering Gums at Inglewood Park
264		Yellow-throated Honeyeater	Common on Tas, seen at Mountain wilderness and Inala ( Tas endemic)
265		Yellow-tufted Honeyeater	fairly common in Vic then seen again in Capertee Valley
266		Yellow-plumed Honeyeater	seen well in flowering Gums at Inglewood Park
267		Fuscous Honeyeater	fairly common in Vic
268		White-plumed Honeyeater	fairly common in Vic then seen again in Capertee Valley
269		White-fronted Honeyeater	seen well in flowering Gums at Inglewood Park
270		Graceful Honeyeater	few seen at Cassowary House
271		Yellow-spotted Honeyeater	Seen at Cassowary House and a few other sites around Cairns.
272		Lewin's Honeyeater	First at Mt Lewis and southern Tablelands; common O'Reilley's and through to Blue Mountains
273		Bell Miner	Colonies at Melbourne Botanic Gardens and west gap PS
274		Noisy Miner	Common throughout
275		Yellow-throated Miner	fairly common in Vic  in Mallee country
276		Blue-faced Honeyeater	First seen at Boort ; scattered sighting elsewhere( Mt Carbine )
277		Black-chinned Honeyeater	Seen first day on back road to Inglewood
278		Strong-billed Honeyeater	Common Tas (Tas endemic)
279		Brown-headed Honeyeater	Seen well in flowering Gums at Inglewood Park
280		White-throated Honeyeater	several at feeders nr Julatten
281		White-naped Honeyeater	2 Silverbands Falls in Grampians; 3 Capertee Valley
282		Black-headed Honeyeater	Common at Inala Bruny Island (Tas endemic)
283		Little Friarbird	3-4 at Mt Carbine caravan park
284		Helmeted Friarbird	fairly common around Cairns
285		Noisy Friarbird	Common throughout Queensland and south to Blue Mountains; flowering trees in Capertee attracted 20+ birds
286		Striped Honey-eater	One seen well at Moss Tank
287		Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	Scattered sightings throughout Vic and NSW
288		Little Wattlebird	First seen Wye Valley and Melbounre Bot Grdns also on Tas; probably overlooked agmongst Reds
289		Red Wattlebird	Common Vic and NSW
290		Yellow Wattlebird	fairly common on Tas (Tas endemic)
291		Regent Honeyeater	3 birds in Capertee valley highlight of day there; not expecting to be able to find these without guide.
292		Brown Honeyeater	2-3 seen well in trees along Cairns Esplanade.
293		Painted Honeyeater	2 Mt Korong
294		Crescent Honeyeater	1 Reid's Lookout in the Grampians; 1 at Inala Bruny Island
295		New Holland Honeyeater	Common Vic and NSW
296		White-cheeked Honeyeater	several at feeders nr Julatten
297		Tawny-crowned Honeyeater	1 responded to tape in the Grampians
298		Brown-backed Honeyeater	Pair seen on Daintree River trip and 2-3 at feeders in Julatten
299		Eastern Spinebill	fairly common throughout particularly around Blue Mountains
Heard only		Black Honey-eater	Heard only at Goschen
300		Dusky Myzomela	fairly common around Cairns
301		Scarlet Myzomela	1 seen well at in garden at Julatten
302		Crimson Chat	2 seen unexpectedly at Wyperfield
303		Orange Chat	4+ birds seen at Lake Tuchewop
304		White-fronted Chat	fairly common in Vic
		Babblers
305		Grey-crowned Babbler	Seen in Queensland at Lake Mitchell then at Rodeo grounds Mareeba and again in Capertee Valley.
306		White-browed Babbler	Few sightings in Vic
307		Chestnut-crowned Babbler	small group seen at Moss Tank
308		Australian Logrunner	common at O'Reilley's
309		Chowchilla	Seen well at Mt Lewis and at Malanda Falls (one of the Wet Tropic Endemics )
310		Eastern Whipbird	Common throughout Queensland and south to Blue Mountains; It's distinctive call was a feature thoughout
311		Yellow-breasted Boatbill	1 seen well at Jullaten
		Magpies & Butcherbirds
312		Black Butcherbird	few seen around Cairns area
313		Grey Butcherbird	Scattered sightings throughout especially Tasmania
314		Pied Butcherbird	First seen well at Hattah after several roadside sightings also several sightings in Capertee valley.
315		Australian Magpie	Common throughout mostly nominate Black-backed form but a few White-backed in N Victoria.
316		Pied Currawong	Common throughout
317		Black Currawong	Fairly common throughout Tasmania especially in northern mountains (Tas endemic)
318		Grey Currawong	Few sightings in Victoria and on Tas ( possibly overlooked as many seen roadside and not defined to species)
		Woodswallows
319		White-breasted Woodswallow	Common throughout especially Cairns were seen in town centres.
320		Masked Woodswallow	Large mixed flock of Masked/White-broweds seen near Goschen
321		White-browed Woodswallow	As well as Goschen area also seen Wyperfild, on Tas at Inala and in Capertee Valley.
322		Dusky Woodswallow	First seen nr Castlemaine first day then scattered sightings including on Tas.
		Cuckoo-shrikes & Whistlers
323		Black-faced Cuckooshrike	Fairly common throughout
324		Barred Cuckooshrike	1 seen well at Mt Lewis
325		White-bellied Cuckooshrike	First seen nr Castlemaine first morning  then at Cairns Esplanade on a few occaisions
326		White-winged Triller	Fairly common throughout
327		Varied Triller	Seen at Cairns in the cemetry, Centenary Gardens and Cattana Wetlands
328		Crested Shriketit	1 first morning along track from Castlemaine then again in Capertee Valley
329		Olive Whistler	Common Tas frequently heard.
330		Gilbert's Whistler	Pair at Mt Korong only sighting
331		Grey Whistler	Seen well at Mt Hypippamae and Cassowary House.
332		Australian Golden Whistler	Common throughout including Tas, commonly heard
333		Rufous Whistler	Fairly common throughout
334		Bower's Shrikethrush	Seen well at Mt Lewis (one of the Wet Tropic Endemics ) and at Curtain Fig
335		Rufous Shrike-Thrush	1 seen well along the river at Kuranda then few sightings elsewhere in Queensland
336		Grey Shrikethrush	Common throughout
Heard only		Crested Bellbird	Heard only in distance near Hattah.
		Orioles
337		Australasian Figbird	Very common around Cairns / Kuranda often in large numbers.
338		Olive-backed Oriole	1 at Washpools camp site only sighting.
339		Green Oriole	Heard around Cairns but only sighting on Daintree river.
		Flycatchers & Fantails
340		Spangled Drongo	common around coastal Cairns flock of over 30 at Newell Beach
341		Willie Wagtail	Common throughout
342		Grey Fantail	Common throughout ( mountain race at Mt Lewis)
343		Rufous Fantail	first seen at Cassowary House then common at O'Reilley's
344		Spectacled Monarch	fairly common in rainforest around Cairns
345		Black-faced Monarch	First seen Mt Lewis then common at O'Reilley's.
346		Pied Monarch	Seen at Carr Rd Julatten, Mt Lewis and nesting at Curtain Fig.
347		Magpie-lark	very common throughout.
348		Leaden Flycatcher	1 female on Daintree river trip
349		Shining Flycatcher	nesting birds on the Daintree River Trip
350		Restless Flycatcher	remarkably a bird thought to be this species alighted briefly on the Seastar while out on the reef otherwise pair in Capertee Valley only sighting.
		Crows
351		Torresian Crow	common around Tablelands
352		Forest Raven	Few sightings in Vic then common on Tas
353		Little Raven	Common throughout Victoria
354		Australian Raven	Common throughout: its distinctive call commonly heard; many corvids seen while travelling through NSW were not defined to species most were  Aus Ravens but a few Littles were seen.
355		White-winged Chough	fairly common in Vic then seen again in Capertee Valley
356		Apostlebird	First seen at Hattah-kulkyne campsite; then Glenlyon campsite and road out through Sundown NP and in Capertee at Glen Davis.
		Riflebirds
357		Victoria's Riflebird	Displaying bird with female and immature male seen daily at Cassowary House, also seen in Kuranda Rainforest walk and Mt Lewis.
		Robins
358		Mangrove Robin	pair in mangroves north of Esplanade at Cairns.
359		Grey-headed Robin	Seen at Mt Lewis and again at Curtain Fig
360		Pale-yellow Robin	1 Kuranda Rainforest walk then Carr rd Jutallan
361		Eastern Yellow Robin	Common throughout
362		Hooded Robin	stunning male in Mallee north of Inglewood only sighting
363		Dusky Robin	Fairly common on Tas seen at Mountain Wilderness and Inala
364		Jacky Winter	several scattered sightings around Vic and again in Capertee Valley.
365		Rose Robin	1 on the tree-top walk O'Reilley's then 2 males squabbling over a female near the campsite at Lamington.
366		Pink Robin	male seen early 2 mornings at Inala.
367		Flame Robin	Common Tas both at Wilderness lodge and Inala.
368		Scarlet Robin	Common Tas both at Wilderness lodge and Inala.
369		Red-capped Robin	Pair feeding youngster at Wyperfield and another male nearby.
370		Horsfield's Bush Lark	Seen well at Werribee others seen briefly or on roadside wires while travelling
371		Eurasian Skylark (i)	seen at Werribee and on Tas
372		Welcome Swallow	Common throughout
373		Fairy Martin	Common throughout anywhere near water
374		Tree Martin	Common throughout
375		Australian Reed Warbler	seen and heard briefly at Werribee, seen very well at Lake Lithgrow
376		Rufous Songlark	seen well at Bell's Swamp then few scattered sightings ; some birds sat on roadside wires were probably this species.
377		Brown Songlark	like Rufous a few seen well but many roadside birds probably these.
378		Tawny Grassbird	1 seen well sat on wire on road out of Sundown NP
379		Little Grassbird	Seen at Werribee and again at the Tamar Wetlands Tas
380		Golden-headed Cisticola	seen well at Werribee also in Capertee Valley
381		Silvereye	Fairly common throughout
382		Australasian Pipit	few scattered sightings throughout
		Starlings
383		Metallic Starling	Colonies along Cairns Espanade and also at Mareeba.
384		Common Myna (i)	Common throughout
385		Common Starling (i)	Common throughout
		Thrushes
386		Russet-tailed Thrush	1 was seen well and watched for a while at O'Reilley's other Thrushes seen briefly were possibly this species although most were Bassian.
387		Bassian Thrush	Seen well on Tas at Wilderness Lodge and Inala; others seen well at O'Reilley's but several seen breifly not detetermined.
388		Common Blackbird (i)	Common throughout esp Tas
		Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds
389		Mistletoebird	few scattered sightings throughout
390		Olive-backed Sunbird	fairly common around Cairns
		Finches
391		House Sparrow (i)	Common throughout
392		Beautiful Firetail	1 seen at Wilderness Lodge and 1 along roadside north Bruny.
393		Diamond Firetail	several of these stunning finches in Capertee Valley
394		Red-browed Finch	Fairly common throughout
395		Crimson Finch	10+ at Cattana Wetlands only sighting
396		Zebra Finch	Seen at Werribee then common in the Capertee Valley.
397		Double-barred Finch	6+ at Rodeo Campground Mareeba then 20 + along road to Granite Gorge
398		Scaly-breasted Munia (i)	seen along Cairns Esplanade
399		Chestnut-breasted Mannikin	2 birds at feeder near Jullaten and a few in a large mixed finch flock at Mareeba Wetlands; also with finches in Capertee Valley.
400		European Greenfinch (i)	few scattered sightings throughout
401		European Goldfinch (i)	few scattered sightings throughout
		Mammals
		Short-beaked Echidna	1 on track to Glen Davis in Capertee Valley
		Platypus	1 briefly on Tas at Mountain Wilderness; 3+ at Taklin Falls; 1 Jenalem Caves
		Tasmanian Devil	At least 5 indviduals coming to food at Mountain Wilderness including 2 showing signs of facial tumours
		Eastern Quoll	3+ seen on Tasmania on night drive
		Koala	3+ while spotlighting in Otways
		Wombat	No live specimens seen but lots of fresh marks and burrows ( many roadkill victims)
		Mountain Brushtail Possum	1 at campsite near O'Reilley's
		Common Brushtail Possum	Seen while spotlighting in Victoria and on Tasmania
		Sugar Glider	No live specimens seen but  roadside corpse seen
		Yellow-bellied Glider	1 while spotlighting in Otways
		Common Ringtail Possum	at least 1 at Inala and on night drive.
		Long-nosed Poteroo	! on night drive on Tasmania
		Musky Rat-Kangaroo	several at Cassowary House coming to food
		Agile Wallaby	several in Queensland
		Eastern Grey Kangaroo	Common
		Western Grey Kangaroo	Some seen in Victoria
		Common Wallaroo	Only positively seen in Capertee Valley
		Red-necked Wallaby	Few at Lamington
		Bennett's Wallaby	Tasmanian form of Red-necked Wallaby also 3 white morphs at Inala
		Black Wallaby	Few scattered sightings
		Rufous-bellied Pademelon	common Tasmania
		Red-legged Pademelon	Few seen in Queensland
		Red-necked Pademelon	A few at Lamington NP
		Spectacled Flying-fox	Hundreds along Cairns Esplanade said to be this species
		Little Red Flying-fox	A few seen with larger flying foxes along the Esplanade
		Grey-headed Flying-fox	Large numbers visiting flowering trees at night at Glenlyon campsite thougt to be this species
		Fawn-footed Melomys	2+ seen after dusk at Cassowary House
		Hastings River Mouse	3 sightings of this restricted species at West Gap Picnic Site
		Red Fox	seen 2x during trip once Victoria; 1 Capertee Valley
		European Rabbit	Common
		European Hare	Few seen but not accurately recorded.
		Fallow Deer	2 on way in to Washpools Campsite
		Pantropical Spotted Dolphin	pod said to be this species seen on Wollongong pelagic
		Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	3/4 of possibly this species on return from Michelmas Cay