Big Zigzag BirdingQueensland

week 078 | around BNE | trip list 615 – 616

Brisbane Botanic Gardens - Rosewood - Laidley - Kedron Brook Wetlands - Mt. Alford

In an Eggshell:

Big Zigzag bird species count: 616 (+1 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 92 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 161 (+1 this week: Australasian Grass-Owl)
Campsite Lifers 30 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 215 (+1 this week), AU list now 644.
eBird days of checklist streak: 544
Week’s special milestones: All Australian Owls seen!

Bird(s) of the Week

Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), member of Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills), Mount Alford

Australasian Grebe & Sons, Narda Lagoon, Laidley

Plumed Whistling-Duck, Narda Lagoon, Laidley

Non-bird image(s)

Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve

Brisbane skyline from Mount Coot-Tha Botanic Gardens

Week's Key location(s)

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 73700 km (this week 500 km)

eBird Checklists this week

2206. 10 Jan 2026 3:20 PM Mount Alford Hotel,  Scenic Rim
2205. 09 Jan 2026 5:33 PM Kedron Brook Wetlands  Reserve, Brisbane
2204. 08 Jan 2026 12:34 PM Narda Lagoon, Laidley
2203. 07 Jan 2026 12:29 PM Narda Lagoon, Laidley
2202. 06 Jan 2026 9:38 AM 3 Railway Street, Rosewood
2201. 05 Jan 2026 10:11 AM Mt Coot-tha Botanic
2200. 04 Jan 2026 12:44 PM City Botanic Gardens (Brisbane)
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