Lithgow - Warrumbungle Shire - Liverpool Plains - Tamworth Regional - Moree Plains
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 636 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 93 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 168 (+0 this week)
Campsite Lifers 30 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 225 (+0 this week), AU list now 654.
eBird days of checklist streak: 628
Week’s special milestones: None
Bird(s) of the Week
Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella), from Tarpoly Creek Travelling Stock Reserve. Seen only twice berfore (12-13/1/2025, Warby-Ovens National Park–Nason Springs , VIC, where this photo was taken).
Speckled Warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus), member of Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies).
Eastern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) member of one out of seven Aussie endemic bird families, Falcunculidae (Shriketits). As the Latin name and the standing in the first picture, it resembles a tiny falcon.
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) member of Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills).
Non-bird image(s)
Tarpoly Creek Travelling Stock Reserve – a real Bird Hotspot! So close to hwy B95 with great specices as Turquoise Parrot, Spotted Bowerbird, Restless Flycatcher & Speckled Warbler.
Birding highlight from a quick stop at Barraba Silo Art was Peregrine Falcon who’s probably feeding on dozens of Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) living there. But the side painting on the 40 meter high silo, may be a bit more attractive… (Regent Honeyeater).
Week's Key location(s)
Tarpoly Creek Travelling Stock Reserve.
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 82250 km (this week 950 km)
eBird Checklists this week
