2 great spotlighting nights: 1st at Cape Liptrap Lighthouse, 2nd at Lake Tyers State Park (and some Alpine views).
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 599 (+2 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 90 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 155 (+2 this week: Tasmanian Boobook, Australasian Masked Owl)
Campsite Lifers 30 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 209 (+2 this week), AU list now 638.
eBird AU year list: 460
eBird days of checklist streak: 474
Week’s special milestones: None
Bird(s) of the Week
Tasmanian Boobook(Ninox leucopsis), Cape Liptrap Lighthouse lifer. Just before they migrate back to Tassie.
Lake Tyers State Park lifer: Australasian Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae). With Ben Williams, Wild
East Gippsland – Photography and Nature Based Tours.
Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa), Lake Tyers State Park
Non-bird image(s)
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
Week's Key location(s)
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 64025 km (this week 925 km)
eBird Checklists this week
2090. 31 Oct 2025 1:56 PM 173 Old Harrietville Road, Germantown, Victoria, AU (-36.756, 147.023), Alpine
