Australian Capital TerritoryBig Zigzag BirdingNew South Wales

week 070 | around Sydney | trip list 599 – 600

ACT - Sydney - Blue Mountains

In an Eggshell:

Big Zigzag bird species count: 600 (+1 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 90 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 155 (+0 this week)
Campsite Lifers 30 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 209 (+0 this week), AU list now 638.
eBird AU year list: 468
eBird days of checklist streak: 488
Week’s special milestones: Big Zigzag bird 600!

Bird(s) of the Week

Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney) – Big Zigzag 600 bird! (photo from 2018, Centennial Park, Sydney)

Phone photo from the garden this week.

Non-bird image(s)

Sydney from South Head

Week's Key location(s)

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 65925 km (this week 900 km)

eBird Checklists this week

2116. 15 Nov 2025 4:25 PM Capertee Village, Lithgow
2115. 15 Nov 2025 12:30 PM Blue Mountains National Park–Echo Point
2114. 14 Nov 2025 4:57 PM Warragamba Dam Wall
2113. 13 Nov 2025 2:05 PM McDougall Street, Kirribilli, North Sydney
2112. 13 Nov 2025 11:43 AM Sydney Harbour National Park–South Head
2111. 12 Nov 2025 9:28 AM Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney)
2110. 11 Nov 2025 9:47 AM Robertson, Wingecarribee
2109. 10 Nov 2025 2:41 PM Boat Harbour Reserve (Gerringong), Kiama
2108. 10 Nov 2025 12:18 PM Fitzroy Falls, Wingecarribee, NSW
2107. 09 Nov 2025 12:38 PM Kings Park, ACT
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