Big Zigzag Birding

week 045 | Crossing Northern Territory – Western Australia border | trip list 534 – 539

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Farewell NT while collecting lifers along Victoria Highway heading WA In an Eggshell: Big Zigzag bird species count: 539  (+5 this week)Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag Lifers: 136 (+4 this week: Star Finch, Purple-crowned Fairywren, Buff-sided Robin, White-quilled Rock-Pigeon)Campsite Lifers 27 (+1 this week: White-quilled Rock-Pigeon)Big Zigzag New for Australia […]

Big Zigzag Birding

week 044 | Top End Relaxing | trip list 534 – 534

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Mainly resting in lovely family property near Coolalinga, and leaving Top End In an Eggshell: Big Zigzag bird species count: 534  (+0 this week)Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag Lifers: 132 (+0 this week, excluding 7 lifers in Singapore)Campsite Lifers 26 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 182 (+0 […]

Big Zigzag Birding

week 041 | Kakadu National Park | trip list 521 – 525

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Most of Kakadu National Park is seasonally closed – Luckily Nourlangie Rock is accessible In an Eggshell: Big Zigzag bird species count: 525  (+4 this week)Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag Lifers: 130 (+4 this week: White-lined Honeyeater, Black-banded Fruit-Dove, Sandstone Shrikethrush, Partridge Pigeon)Campsite Lifers 26 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag New […]

Big Zigzag Birding

week 040 | Around Darwin | trip list 506 – 521

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Tropic heat and humidity with tons of birds.. In an Eggshell: Big Zigzag bird species count: 521  (+15 this week)Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag Lifers: 126 (+4 this week: Arafura Shrikethrush, Silver-backed Butcherbird, Siberian Sand-Plover, Black-tailed Whistler)Campsite Lifers 26 (+1 this week: Silver-backed Butcherbird)Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 175 (+6 […]

Big Zigzag Birding

week 038 | From SA to NT | trip list 486 – 494

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Along Stuart Highway, Uluru area and MacDonnell Ranges In an Eggshell: Big Zigzag bird species count: 494 (+8 this week)Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag Lifers: 118 (+6 this week: Chiming Wedgebill, Bourke’s Parrot, Sandhill Grasswren, Banded Whitehead, Dusky Grasswren, Gray Honeyeater)Campsite Lifers 24 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag New for Australia […]

Big Zigzag Birding

week 036 | Around Adelaide | trip list 485 – 486

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Heading North! In an Eggshell: Big Zigzag bird species count: 486 (+1 this week)Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag Lifers: 112 (+1 this week:Lewin’s Rail)Campsite Lifers 24 (+0 this week)Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 159 (+1 this week)eBird days of checklist streak: 250Week’s special milestones: 250 eBird days of checklist […]