Slowly back to Perth, heating system needs fixing..
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 563 (+2 this week) Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week) Big Zigzag Lifers: 141 (+0 this week) Campsite Lifers 28 (+0 this week) Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 195 (+0 this week) eBird AU year list: 403 (14st eBirder in Australia by species, 2025) eBird days of checklist streak: 362 Week’s special milestones: none
Bird(s) of the Week
Western Fieldwren – Kalbarri National Park–Natural Rock
White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) monotype genus – digging nesting caves in the sandy pinnacles – Pinnacle Desert National Park
Redthroat – common in many of Kalbarri NP trails
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, Neergabby
Non-bird image(s)
Great Humpback Whales views from Eagle Gorge Lookout, Kalbarri.