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Birds - Bunkers Conservation Reserve
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Observer
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Common name
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Species
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Location/number
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Atlas of Living Australia
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Short tailed Grass Wren
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Amytornismerrotsyi
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Last sighted in 2007
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Atlas of Living Australia
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Striated Grass Wren
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Amytornis striatus
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Last sighted in 1985
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Atlas of Living Australia
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Purple backed fairy wren
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Malurusassimilis
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Last sighted in 1999
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Atlas of Living Australia
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Gilbert's Whistler
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Pachycephalainornata
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Last heard in 1999
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John Drummond
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Crimson Chat
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Ephthianuratricolor
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John Drummond
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Australian Hobby
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Falco longipennis
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John Drummond
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Diamond Dove
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Geopelia cuneata
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John Drummond
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White-winged Triller
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Lalage sueurii
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John Drummond
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Black Honeyeater
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Sugomelniger
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Seen
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John Drummond
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Hooded Robin
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Melanodryascucullata
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Seen
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John Drummond
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Budgerigar
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Melopsittacus undulatus
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John Drummond
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Rainbow Bee-eater
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Meropsornatus
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John Drummond
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Southern Boobook
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Ninoxnovaeseelandiae
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John Drummond
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Common Bronzewing
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Phapschalcoptera
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John Drummond
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Grey Fantail
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Rhipiduraalbiscapa
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John Drummond
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Collared Sparrowhawk
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Accipiter cirrhocephalus
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John Drummond
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Brown Goshawk
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Accipiter fasciatus
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John Drummond
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Australian Owlet-nightjar
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Aegotheles cristatus
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John Drummond
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Black-faced Woodswallow
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Artamus cinereus
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John Drummond
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Masked Woodswallow
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Artamuspersonatus
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John Drummond
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Galah
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Cacatua roseicapilla
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Seen
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John Drummond
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Little Corella
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Cacatua sanguinea
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Seen
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John Drummond
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Pied Honeyeater
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Certhionyx variegatus
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John Drummond
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Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
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Chalcites basalis
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John Drummond
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Black-eared Cuckoo
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Chalcitesosculans
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Heard sev.
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John Drummond
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Red Wattlebird
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Anthochaeracarunculata
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John Drummond
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Crested Bellbird
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Oreoicagutturalis
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John Drummond
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Little Woodswallow
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Artamus minor
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John Drummond
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Rufous songlark
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Cincloramphusmathewsi
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John Drummond
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White-backed Swallow
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Cheramoecaleucosterna
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Peter Baker/Judy Knapp
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Galah
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Eolophusroseicapilla
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Peter Baker/Judy Knapp
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Welcome
swallow
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Hirundoneoxena
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Peter Baker/Judy Knapp
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Noisy miner
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Manorinamelanocephala
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Peter Baker/Judy Knapp
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Zebra finches
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Taeniopygia guttata castanotis
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Peter Baker/Judy Knapp
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Red-backed Kingfisher
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Todirhamphuspyrrhopygia
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Wally Klau
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Australasian pipit
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Anthusnovaeseelandiae
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Only two seen in the Northern Exclosure,
These are the only two seen on the BCR
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Wally Klau
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Mistletoebird
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Dicaeumhirundinaceum
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Very common. Seen and heard every where.
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Wally Klau
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Emu
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Dromaiusnovaehollandiae
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Seen on the track in and at Pinnacle bore.
Seen various sites. Seen near Minnitinna creek.
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Wally Klau
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Brown Falcon
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Falco berigora
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One seen at the disused quarry. Seen along
the track.
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Wally Klau
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Nankeen Kestrel
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Falco cenchroides
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Seen soaring over the hills behind the
bunkhouse.
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Wally Klau
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White-plumed Honeyeater
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Lichenostomuspenicillatus
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First time I have seen on this reserve.
Only two seen one on the Mt. Caernarvon track and one on the flat in
eucalypts.
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Wally Klau
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Grey-fronted Honeyeater
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Lichenostomusplumulus
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Very common, usually in eucalypts.
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Wally Klau
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Singing Honeyeater
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Lichenostomusvirescens
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Not as common as they usually are.
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Wally Klau
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Variegated Fairy-wren
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Maluruslambertilamberti
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There are groups scattered on the reserve.
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Wally Klau
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White-winged Fairy-wren
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Malurusleucopterus areas.
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There are groups mainly in the open area on
the flat.
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Wally Klau
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Yellow-throated Miner
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Manorinaflavigula
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Heard near the bunkhouse and a group near
15 mile bore.
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Wally Klau
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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
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Acanthagenys rufogularis
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Reasonably common around the bunkhouse and
seen and heard over most of the area.
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Wally Klau
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Inland Thornbill
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Acanthiza apicalis
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Only two groups observed, on Minnitinna
creek and near 15m bore.
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Wally Klau
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Yellow-rumped Thornbill
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Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
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Several groups seen on the reserve, a group
around the bunkhouse.
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Wally Klau
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Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
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Acanthiza uropygialis
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Seen over most of the reserve, including
around the bunkhouse.
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Wally Klau
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Southern Whiteface
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Aphelocephala leucopsis
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These are seen and heard everywhere.
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Wally Klau
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
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Aquila audax
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Seen soaring high near 15mile bore.
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Wally Klau
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Dusky Woodswallow
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Artamuscyanopterus
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Seen on the second site on Mt. Caernarvon
track.
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Wally Klau
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Australian (Mallee) Ringneck
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Barnardiuszonariusbarnardi
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Seen daily including at the bunkhouse and
along the creeks.
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Wally Klau
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Pallid Cuckoo
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Cacomantis pallidus
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Seen near the northern enclosure it was
seen north of the firing range.
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Wally Klau
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Brown Treecreeper
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Climacterispicumnus
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Seen at the disused quarry.
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Wally Klau
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Grey Shrike-thrush
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Colluricincla harmonica
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Seen on two sites on Mt. Caernarvon track.
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Wally Klau
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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
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Coracinanovaehollandiae
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Heard east of the 15 Mile Bore track.
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Wally Klau
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Little Crow
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Corvus bennetti
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One heard calling near the Northern
enclosure.
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Wally Klau
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Australian Raven
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Corvus coronoides
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A nest with young at Pinnacle bore. Seen
and heard other areas.
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Wally Klau
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Australian Magpie
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Cracticustibicen
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Seen at the disused quarry. Seen along the
Minnitinna creek and range and heard at the bunkhouse.
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Wally Klau
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Grey Butcherbird
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Cracticustorquatus
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Seen near the bunkhouse. Seen and heard
other areas including along Minnitinna creek.
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Wally Klau
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White-fronted Honeyeater
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Purnellaalbifrons
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Reasonably vocal on the hillside behind the
bunkhouse and Minnitinna creek crossing.
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Wally Klau
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Elegant Parrot
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Neophema elegans
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A pair seen on top of Mt Billy.
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Wally Klau
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Crested Pigeon
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Ocyphapslophotes
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Seen along the track near the Minnitinna
creek. Seen at Minnitinnai creek.
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Wally Klau
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Rufous Whistler
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Pachycephalarufiventris
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Seen and heard several areas.
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Wally Klau
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Striated Pardalote
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Pardalotus striatus
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Reasonably common in most eucalypts.
Usually heard and rarely seen.
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Wally Klau
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Tree Martin
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Petrochelidon nigricans
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Only seen at sites on the Mt. Caernarvon
track.
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Wally Klau
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Red-capped Robin
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Petroicagoodenovii
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Reasonably common on the reserve. Mostly
un-coloured birds.
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Wally Klau
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Chestnut-crowned Babbler
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Pomatostomusruficeps
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Seen on the flat area of the reserve. They
are very timid and hard to get close to.
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Wally Klau
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White-browed Babbler
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Pomatostomussuperciliosus
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Groups seen several areas on the reserve.
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Wally Klau
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Mulga Parrot
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Psephotusvarius
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Seen several times near the enclosures.
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Wally Klau
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Chirruping Wedgebill
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Psophodescristatus
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A good population on the reserve. Very
vocal on the flat area from the shooting gallery northward. Was heard on the
Mt. Caernarvon track.
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Wally Klau
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Redthroat
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Pyrrholaemusbrunneus
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There is a good population on the reserve.
Very seldom seen but often heard.
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Wally Klau
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Willie Wagtail
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Rhipiduraleucophrys
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Only one seen near the enclosure area.
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Wally Klau
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Weebill
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Smicrornisbrevirostris
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Are seen every where usually in eucalypt
trees but also seen in smaller scrubs. They are very vocal.
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Wally Klau
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Silvereye
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Zosterops lateralis
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Only one seen behind the bunkhouse and
heard at one site on the Mt. Caernarvon track.
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Wally Klau
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Richard's pipit
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Anthusrichardi
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Wally Klau
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White-fronted Chat
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Epthianuraalbifrons
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Kym Groves
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White-faced
Heron
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Egrettanovaehollandiae
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Seen at Davey Hut 2022 |
