The following list of 193 species have all been seen in or around the Burrumbuttock township, mostly 2003–2017. Of these, 178 were seen on the property ‘Avonlea’; the remaining 15 species (†) were seen within 5 km of Burrumbuttock. Most birds you’re likely to see in the area are listed as common (C) or uncommon (U). Other species will appear now and then. If you see something that’s not here, please contact us at Wirraminna.
This list has been compiled by Dr Dave Watson, December 2019.
Stubble quail Coturnix pectoralis (C)
Brown quail Coturnix ypsilophora (C)
Plumed whistling-duck Dendrocygna eytoni (U)
Black swan Cygnus atratus (U)
†Magpie goose Anseranus semipalmata (R)
Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides (U)
Australian wood duck Chenonetta jubata (C)
Hardhead Aythya australis (U)
Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa (C)
Pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus (R)
Australasian shoveler Anas rhynchotis (U)
Grey teal Anas gracilis (C)
Chestnut teal Anas castanea (U)
Hoary-headed grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus (U)
Australasian grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (C)
Darter Anhinga melanogaster (U)
Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (U)
Little black cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (U)
Little pied cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos(C)
Australian pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus (U)
White-necked heron Ardea pacifica (C)
White-faced heron Egretta novaehollandiae (C)
Cattle egret Ardea ibis (U)
Great egret Ardea alba (C)
Nankeen night heron Nycticorax caledonicus (C)
†Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus (R)
Straw-necked ibis Threskionis spinicollis (C)
Australian white ibis Threskiornis molucca (C)
Royal spoonbill Platalea regia (U)
Yellow-billed spoonbill Platalea flavipes (C)
Black-shouldered kite Elanus axillaris (U)
Letter-winged kite Elanus scriptus (R)
Black kite Milvus migrans (U)
Whistling kite Haliastur sphenurus (U)
Collared sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus (C)
Brown goshawk Accipiter fasciatus (C)
White-bellied sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster (R)
Little eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides (U)
Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax (U)
Spotted harrier Circus assimilis (U)
Swamp harrier Circus approximans (U)
Black falcon Falco subniger (C)
Brown falcon Falco berigora (C)
Nankeen kestrel Falco cenchroides (C)
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (U)
Australian hobby Falco longipennis (C)
†Painted button-quail Turnix varia (U)
Buff-banded rail Gallirallus philippensis (U)
Spotless crake Porzana tabuensis (R)
Australian spotted crake Porzana fluminea (R)
Baillon’s crake Porzana pusilla (U)
Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa (U)
Black-tailed native-hen Gallinula ventralis (U)
Purple swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio (U)
Eurasian coot Fulica atra (U)
†Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis (R)
†Bush stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius (R)
Latham’s snipe Gallinago hardwickii (U)
†Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (R)
†Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata (R)
†Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus (R)
Red-capped plover Charadrius ruficapillus (U)
Black-fronted dotterel Elseyornis melanops (U)
Masked lapwing Vanellus miles (C)
Banded lapwing Vanellus tricolor (U)
Feral pigeon Columba livia (C)
Spotted turtledove Streptopelia chinensis (C)
Barbary dove Streptopelia roseogrisea (R)
Diamond dove Geopelia cuneata (R)
Peaceful dove Geopelia striata (C)
Common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera (C)
Crested pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes (C)
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla (C)
Little corella Cacatua sanguinea (C)
Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita (C)
Gang Gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum (R)
Cockatiel Nymphicus novaehollandiae (U)
Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus (U)
Red-collared lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis (R)
Little lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla (U)
Purple-crowned lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala (U)
Musk lorikeet Glosopsitta concinna (U)
Australian king parrot Alisterus scapularis (U)
Superb parrot Polytelis swainsonii (R)
Yellow rosella Platycercus elegans flaveolus (C)
Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans elegans (U)
Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius (C)
Red-rumped parrot Psephotus haematonotus (C)
Indian Ringneck parrot Psittacula krameri (R)
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus (U)
Pallid cuckoo Cuculus pallidus (U)
Fan-tailed cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis (U)
Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis (U)
Shining bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus (R)
Common Koel Eudynamys scolopacea (R)
†Barking owl Ninox connivens (R)
Southern boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae (C)
Barn owl Tyto alba (U)
Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides (C)
Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaegineae (C)
Sacred kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus (C)
Rainbow bee-eater Merops ornatus (C)
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis (C)
Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus (U)
White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacatus (U)
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus (R)
Brown treecreeper Climacteris picumnus (R)
Superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus (C)
Spotted pardalote Pardalotus punctatus (U)
Striated pardalote Pardalotus striatus (C)
White-browed scrubwren Sericornis frontalis (R)
Yellow-rumped thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (C)
Striated thornbill Acanthiza lineata (U)
Yellow thornbill Acanthiza nana (C)
Brown thornbill Acanthiza pusilla (R)
Western gerygone Gerygone fusca (C)
White-throated gerygone Gerygone albogularis (U)
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris (C)
†Southern whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis (R)
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis (R)
Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata (C)
Little friarbird Philemon citreogularis (C)
Noisy friarbird Philemon corniculatus (C)
Blue-faced honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis (C)
Noisy miner Manorina melanocephala (C)
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta (R)
Yellow-faced honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops (U)
White-plumed honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus (C)
Yellow-plumed honeyeater Lichenostomus ornata (R)
Fuscous honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus (U)
†Singing honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens (R)
Black-chinned honeyeater Melithreptus gularis (U)
Brown-headed honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris (U)
White-naped honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus (U)
Eastern spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (U)
White-fronted honeyeater Phylidonyris albifrons (R)
Black honeyeater Certhionyx niger (R)
Scarlet honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta (R)
Painted honeyeater Grantiella picta (R)
Brown honeyeater Lichmera indistincta (R)
†White-fronted chat Epthianura albifrons (U)
Jacky winter Microeca fascinans (R)
Flame robin Petroica phoenicea (U)
Scarlet robin Petroica multicolor (U)
Pink robin Petroica rodinogaster (R)
Red-capped robin Petroica goodenovii (U)
Grey-crowned babbler Pomatostomus temporalis (R)
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus (R)
Crested shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus (C)
Golden whistler Pachycephala pectoralis (U)
Rufous whistler Pachycephala rufiventris (C)
Grey shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica (C)
Leaden flycatcher Myiagra rubecula (R)
Restless flycatcher Myiagra inquieta (C)
Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys (C)
Grey fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa (C)
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae(C)
†Ground cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima (R)
White-winged triller Lalage sueurii (U)
Olive-backed oriole Oriolus sagittatus (C)
White-breasted woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus (R)
White-browed woodswallow Artamus superciliosus (U)
Masked woodswallow Artamus personatus (U)
Dusky woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus (C)
Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus (C)
Australian magpie Cracticus tibicen (C)
Pied butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis (U)
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca (C)
Pied currawong Strepera graculina (C)
Grey currawong Strepera versicolor (R)
Australian raven Corvus coronoides (C)
Little raven Corvus mellori (C)
White-winged chough Corcorax melanorhamphos (U)
Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea (R)
Richard’s pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae (U)
†Singing bushlark Mirafra javanica (U)
Double-barred finch Taeniopygia bichenovii (U)
Red-browed finch Neochmia temporalis (C)
Zebra finch Taenopygia guttata (U)
Diamond firetail Stagonopleura guttata (R)
European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis (U)
House sparrow Passer domesticus (C)
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum (C)
Australian reed-warbler Acrocephalus australis (U)
Little grassbird Megalurus gramineus (R)
Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena (C)
Tree martin Petrochelidon nigricans (U)
Fairy martin Petrochelidon ariel (C)
Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus (C)
†Brown songlark Cinclorhamphus cruralis (R)
Rufous songlark Cinclorhamphus mathewsi (C)
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis (C)
Common blackbird Turdus merula (C)
Common starling Sturnus vulgaris (C)
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (U)
†: known from area; not on our yard list (yet!)
C: common, frequently seen
U: uncommon, seen infrequently
R: rare, seen only once