Heritage rainforest species boosted 2025 list, back to QLD after 428 days and 2 great lifers to start with 2026
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 615 (+5 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 92 (+1 this week: Painted-Snipes)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 160 (+3 this week: Black-backed Bittern, Australian Painted-Snipe, Paradise Riflebird)
Campsite Lifers 30 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 214 (+3 this week), AU list now 643.
eBird AU year list 2025: 508 (#15!)
eBird days of checklist streak: 537
Week’s special milestones: over 500 species in AU year list 2025!, Big Lap done (and counting)
Bird(s) of the Week
Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) last lifer for 2025 after 40 days without one! dipped in 2024 at Lamington National Park (QLD) found this week at the south most Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise) present: Dorrigo National Park (NSW). Only 220 km distance, but it took me over 70000 km to be again in the bird’s range.
Black-backed Bittern (Botaurus dubius) finaly, at Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, QLD. After dipped a few times at ACT & NSW.
Australian Painted-snipe (Rostratula australis) at Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area, QLD. A new bird family for my Australia’s list. Can also be called the Big Lap bird, and first lifer for 2026!
Non-bird image(s)
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands.
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area.
Week's Key location(s)
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area, QLD
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 73200 km (this week 1100 km)
eBird Checklists this week
