Waiting for a sunny day to get Cheynes Beach specials.. Still without RV heating system
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 575 (+4 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 90 (+1 this week: Scrub-birds)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 143 (+3 this week: Western Bristlebird, Western Whipbird, Noisy Scrub-bird)
Campsite Lifers 29 (+1 this week: Western Bristlebird)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 199 (+3 this week)
eBird AU year list: 419 (13st eBirder in Australia by species, 2025)
eBird days of checklist streak: 376
Week’s special milestones: 2 Cleaned up endemic families! The third Bristlebird and the second Scrub-bird!
Bird(s) of the Week
Western Bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris) – the last member of the three in the endemic cleaned-up family of Dasyornithidae (Bristlebirds). Near Cheynes Beach Caravan Park.
Western Whipbird (Black-throated) Psophodes nigrogularis – my last of the 4 Australian members of Psophodidae (Whipbirds and Wedgebills). (with Eastern Whipbird, Chiming Wedgebill, Chirruping Wedgebill). The fifth family member, Papuan Whipbird, is obviously from Papua.
Ticking my first Brush Bronzewing was not easy. Although I heard it already at the car parking of Belair National Park, SA, I had to climb some hills, scan treetops and finally got the bird between some twigs, a bit far, in unfriendly position. And here, at Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, it just feeding from the grass among the RVs..
Non-bird image(s)
Near Cheynes Beach Caravan Park
Noisy Scrub-bird, was quite noisy all day long, on the scrubs along this trail, Seen only once as he crossed quickly the trail here.
Week's Key location(s)
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 48750 km (this week 850 km)
eBird Checklists this week
