Big Zigzag BirdingNew South Wales

week 072 | Blue Mountains, Barren Grounds | trip list 603 – 604

Slow down week with many lookouts

In an Eggshell:

Big Zigzag bird species count: 604 (+1 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 90 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 157 (+0 this week)
Campsite Lifers 30 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 211 (+0 this week), AU list now 640.
eBird AU year list: 478
eBird days of checklist streak: 502
Week’s special milestones: Big Zigzag Day #500!

Bird(s) of the Week

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) was my first seen from Bristlebirds (Dasyornithidae) endemic bird family  in 2018, and the last of the 3 members in Big Zigzag. Also, Big Zigzag bird #604, which is the number of our Explorer Motorhome!

Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), seen only for the second time. This time by surprise at Blue Mountains National Park–Evans Lookout

Non-bird image(s)

View from Evans Lookout, Blue Mountains

Week's Key location(s)

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 67825 km (this week 525 km)

eBird Checklists this week

2139. 29 Nov 2025 1:22 PM Mount Gibraltar–Bowral Lookout
2138. 28 Nov 2025 10:53 AM Barren Grounds Picnic Area
2137. 27 Nov 2025 4:49 PM Robertson Nature Reserve
2136. 26 Nov 2025 5:59 PM Warragamba Dam Wall
2135. 25 Nov 2025 10:49 AM Warragamba Dam Wall
2134. 24 Nov 2025 3:00 PM Blue Mountains National Park–Evans Lookout
2133. 24 Nov 2025 10:13 AM Hassans Walls, Lithgow
2132. 24 Nov 2025 9:37 AM Lake Wallace–Foreshore on western side
2131. 23 Nov 2025 8:03 AM Capertee Village
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