East Gippsland
Bird Observer's Club

Bird List

This list of 242 species has been compiled from our club records of weekly Monday Outings since 1995; it also includes birds seen on our club's camps.

It should be noted that we are in recess from mid December to late January resulting in lower January sightings.

The Challenge Count sightings in December have inflated the average sightings for December.

EGBOC welcomes any additions or corrections to this list.

 

Legend:

   
indicates that the bird was seen in that month.
Uncommon Species that are seen annually although their occurrence is not regular or their numbers are low.
Common Species that are widespread and / or regularly recorded.
Abundant Species that are widespread and in large numbers.
Rare Unusual / Vagrant / Single Sighting
Summer Migrant Species that arrive in our region from northern parts of Australia , New Zealand or countries to our north.
Summer Migrant * A few of these species remain over winter or remain depending on climatic conditions.
Altitudinal Migrant Species that move from low altitude to higher altitude during summer.
Winter Migrant * Winters in our region * indicates that some birds may still be here outside of winter.
Introduced Species Not a native species.
This Bird list could not exist without the meticulous record keeping of our Club Recorder Harvey Rodda and his predecessor Gordon Wilson.

SPECIES

RAOU #

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Status

Emu

1

Uncommon

Penguin Little

5

Uncommon

Quail Stubble

9

Uncommon

Quail Brown

11

Rare

Dove Peaceful

30

Uncommon

Bronzewing Common

34

Common

Bronzewing Brush

35

Uncommon

Pigeon Wonga

44

Common

Rail Lewin's

45

Rare

Rail Buff-banded

46

Rare

Crake Spotless 51
Rare

Moorhen Dusky

56

Common

Swamphen Purple

58

Common

Coot Eurasian

59

Abundant

Grebe Great Crested

60

Uncommon

Grebe Australasian

61

Common

Grebe Hoary-headed

62

Common

Shearwater Fluttering

68

Rare

Shearwater Short-tailed

71

Rare

Cormorant Great

96

Abundant

Cormorant Little Black

97

Abundant

Cormorant Black-faced

98

Rare

Cormorant Pied

99

Uncommon

Cormorant Little Pied

100

Abundant

Darter

101

Uncommon

Gannet Australasian

104

Uncommon

Pelican Australian

106

Common

Tern Whiskered

110

Rare

Tern Caspian

112

Uncommon

Tern White-fronted

114

Rare

Tern Crested

115

Common

Tern Little

117

Summer Migrant

Tern Fairy

118

Summer Migrant

Gull Silver

125

Abundant

Gull Pacific

126

Common

Oystercatcher Pied

130

Common

Oystercatcher Sooty

131

Uncommon

Dotterel Red-kneed

132

Uncommon

Lapwing Masked

133

Common

Lapwing Banded

135

Rare

Plover Hooded

138

Uncommon

Plover Double-banded

140

Rare

Plover Red-capped

143

Uncommon

Dotterel Black-fronted

144

Uncommon

Stilt Black-winged

146

Common

Stilt Banded

147

Rare

Avocet Red-necked

148

Uncommon

Curlew Eastern

149

Uncommon

Godwit Bar-tailed

153

Uncommon

Sandpiper Common

157

Summer Migrant

Greenshank Common

158

Summer Migrant

Sandpiper Marsh

159

Summer Migrant

Sandpiper Curlew

161

Summer Migrant

Stint Red-necked

162

Summer Migrant *

Sandpiper Sharp-tailed

163

Summer Migrant

Snipe Latham’s

168

Summer Migrant

Ibis Australian White

179

Abundant

Ibis Straw-necked

180

Abundant

Spoonbill Royal

181

Uncommon

Spoonbill Yellow-billed

182

Uncommon

Egret Little

185

Uncommon

Egret Intermediate

186

Rare

Egret Great

187

Common

Heron White-faced

188

Abundant

Heron White-necked

189

 

Uncommon

Egret Eastern Reef

191

Rare

Heron Nankeen Night

192

Uncommon

Bittern Little

195

Rare

Bittern Australasian

197

Rare

Goose Magpie

199

Rare

Duck Australian Wood

202

Abundant

Swan Black

203

Abundant

Shelduck Australian

207

Common

Duck Pacific Black

208