Red Sands - highlights near Newman & Capricorn
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 548 (+3 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 140 (+2 this week: Pilbara Grasswren, Western Quail-thrush)
Campsite Lifers 28 (+1 this week: Western Quail-thrush)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 193 (+2 this week)
eBird AU year list: 382 (21st eBirder in Australia by species, 2025)
eBird days of checklist streak: 341
Week’s special milestones: 10th Grasswren, 4th Quail-thrush
Bird(s) of the Week
Pilbara Grasswren, Radio Hill, Newman WA
Western Quail-thrush, near Capricorn, WA
Non-bird image(s)
Rothschild’s Rock-Wallabi, Radio Hill, Newman WA.
Karinji NP
Radio Hill Newman’s lookout, spinifex habitat of Pilbara Grasswren
Western Quail-thrush habitat near Capricorn
Week's Key location(s)
Radio Hill Newman’s lookout is the site for Pilbara Grasswren (and Rothschild’s Rock-Wallabi at sunset).
Not far from Great Northern Highway, south to Capricorn, Western Quail-thrush site
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 42850 km (this week 1250 km)
eBird Checklists this week
