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

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Emu

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Uncommon

Penguin Little

5

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Uncommon

Quail Stubble

9

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Uncommon

Quail Brown

11

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Rare

Dove Peaceful

30

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Uncommon

Bronzewing Common

34

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Common

Bronzewing Brush

35

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Uncommon

Pigeon Wonga

44

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Common

Rail Lewin's

45

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Rare

Rail Buff-banded

46

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Rare

Crake Spotless 51
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Rare

Moorhen Dusky

56

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Common

Swamphen Purple

58

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Common

Coot Eurasian

59

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Abundant

Grebe Great Crested

60

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Uncommon

Grebe Australasian

61

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Common

Grebe Hoary-headed

62

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Common

Shearwater Fluttering

68

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Rare

Shearwater Short-tailed

71

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Rare

Cormorant Great

96

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Abundant

Cormorant Little Black

97

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Abundant

Cormorant Black-faced

98

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Rare

Cormorant Pied

99

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Uncommon

Cormorant Little Pied

100

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Abundant

Darter

101

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Uncommon

Gannet Australasian

104

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Uncommon

Pelican Australian

106

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Common

Tern Whiskered

110

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Rare

Tern Caspian

112

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Uncommon

Tern White-fronted

114

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Rare

Tern Crested

115

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Common

Tern Little

117

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Summer Migrant

Tern Fairy

118

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Summer Migrant

Gull Silver

125

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Abundant

Gull Pacific

126

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Common

Oystercatcher Pied

130

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Common

Oystercatcher Sooty

131

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Uncommon

Dotterel Red-kneed

132

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Uncommon

Lapwing Masked

133

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Common

Lapwing Banded

135

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Rare

Plover Hooded

138

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Uncommon

Plover Double-banded

140

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Rare

Plover Red-capped

143

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Uncommon

Dotterel Black-fronted

144

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Uncommon

Stilt Black-winged

146

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Common

Stilt Banded

147

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Rare

Avocet Red-necked

148

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Uncommon

Curlew Eastern

149

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Uncommon

Godwit Bar-tailed

153

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Uncommon

Sandpiper Common

157

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Summer Migrant

Greenshank Common

158

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Summer Migrant

Sandpiper Marsh

159

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Summer Migrant

Sandpiper Curlew

161

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Summer Migrant

Stint Red-necked

162

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Summer Migrant *

Sandpiper Sharp-tailed

163

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Summer Migrant

Snipe Latham’s

168

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Summer Migrant

Ibis Australian White

179

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Abundant

Ibis Straw-necked

180

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Abundant

Spoonbill Royal

181

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Uncommon

Spoonbill Yellow-billed

182

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Uncommon

Egret Little

185

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Uncommon

Egret Intermediate

186

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Rare

Egret Great

187

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Common

Heron White-faced

188

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Abundant

Heron White-necked

189

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Uncommon

Egret Eastern Reef

191

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Rare

Heron Nankeen Night

192

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Uncommon

Bittern Little

195

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Rare

Bittern Australasian

197

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Rare

Goose Magpie

199

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Rare

Duck Australian Wood

202

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Abundant

Swan Black

203

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Abundant

Shelduck Australian

207

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Common

Duck Pacific Black

208

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