Where the desert meets the ocean
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 554 (+6 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 141 (+1 this week: Copperback Quail-thrush)
Campsite Lifers 28 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 195 (+2 this week)
eBird AU year list: 392 (16st eBirder in Australia by species, 2025)
eBird days of checklist streak: 348
Week’s special milestones: 5th Quail-thrush, 44444 km travelled.
Bird(s) of the Week
Copperback Quail-thrush, male
Copperback Quail-thrush, female
Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis) although seen in Whyalla Conservation Park, South Australia a few months ago, not photographed at that time. Now, at Monkey Mia (Shark Bay, WA), was easier to spot, but took almost 2 hours until photographed.
Someone did not count red and yellow as colors 😉 ? Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor). North West Coastal Hwy at Edaggee Rest Stop, WA (where is was great to hear again Chiming Wedgebills)
Non-bird image(s)
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Dolphin at Monkey Mia. Great place to stay!
Cape Range
Week's Key location(s)
Copperback Quail-thrush site, on Shark Bay road.
Western Grasswren site, Monkey Mia, next to the resort.
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 44500 km (this week 1650 km)
eBird Checklists this week
