Below are the 47 species of wild birds observed within 500 metres of The Cottage at ‘Highfield’ by D & N McDonald.
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Labour Day weekend 2006 |
Labour Day weekend 2007 |
Combined |
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Grey Teal |
Grey Teal |
Grey Teal |
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Crested Pigeon |
Crested Pigeon |
Crested Pigeon |
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Peaceful Dove |
Galah |
Peaceful Dove |
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Galah |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Galah |
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Cockatiel |
Eastern Rosella |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
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Eastern Rosella |
Red-rumped Parrot |
Cockatiel |
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Red-rumped Parrot |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
Eastern Rosella |
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Laughing Kookaburra |
Sacred Kingfisher |
Red-rumped Parrot |
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Superb Fairy-wren |
Brown Treecreeper |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
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Striated Pardalote |
Superb Fairy-wren |
Laughing Kookaburra |
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Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
Weebill |
Sacred Kingfisher |
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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
Western Gerygone |
Brown Treecreeper |
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Striped Honeyeater |
Yellow Thornbill |
Superb Fairy-wren |
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Noisy Miner |
Blue-faced Honeyeater |
Striated Pardalote |
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Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
Crimson Chat |
Weebill |
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White-plumed Honeyeater |
Rufous Whistler |
Western Gerygone |
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Eastern Yellow Robin |
Magpie-lark |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
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Rufous Whistler |
Willie Wagtail |
Yellow Thornbill |
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Grey Shrike-thrush |
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
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Magpie-lark |
White-winged Triller |
Striped Honeyeater |
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Grey Fantail |
Dusky Woodswallow |
Blue-faced Honeyeater |
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Willie Wagtail |
Pied Butcherbird |
Noisy Miner |
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Dusky Woodswallow |
Australian Magpie |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
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Pied Butcherbird |
Australian Raven |
White-plumed Honeyeater |
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Australian Magpie |
House Sparrow |
Crimson Chat |
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Pied Currawong |
Zebra Finch |
Eastern Yellow Robin |
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Australian Raven |
Welcome Swallow |
Rufous Whistler |
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Apostlebird |
Tree Martin |
Grey Shrike-thrush |
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House Sparrow |
Rufous Songlark |
Magpie-lark |
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Double-barred Finch |
Silvereye |
Grey Fantail |
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Tree Martin |
Common Starling |
Willie Wagtail |
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Common Starling |
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
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White-winged Triller |
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Dusky Woodswallow |
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Pied Butcherbird |
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Australian Magpie |
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Pied Currawong |
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Australian Raven |
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Apostlebird |
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House Sparrow |
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Zebra Finch |
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Double-barred Finch |
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Welcome Swallow |
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Tree Martin |
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Rufous Songlark |
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Silvereye |
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Common Starling |
Domesticated
birds at "Highfield" include Peacock (blue, white, pied), peahens, ducks, guinea fowl, chooks & Sebastopol (curly feather) geese.