POONAWATTA'S NATIVE BIRDS

POONAWATTA BIRD LIST

Using the principle of the “canary in the coal mine” we actively monitor the bird species diversity on the Poonawatta property.

There are some species that we have not seen for years, and other long-gone species that have reappeared only after our extensive re-planting of native vegetation; some are very occasional sightings, and others we see flying overhead.

Seeing a Red-capped Robin in the 1880 vines is an absolute thrill and a direct result of the establishment of a native species shelter-belt alongside the vines.

Australian Crow
Australian Kestrel
Barn Owl
Black-fronted Dotterel
Black Shouldered Kite
Black Swan
Black Tailed Native Hen
Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
Blue-cheeked Rosella
Brown Goshawk
Brown Falcon
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Brown tree Creeper
Chough
Common Bronzewing
Crested Pigeon
Curlew Sandpiper
Dusky Moorhen
Eastern Spinebill
Eurasian Coot
Fairy Martin
Fork-tailed Swift
Frogmouth Owl
Galah
Grey Currawong
Grey Teal
Great Egret
Great Cormorant
Grey Thrush Shrike
Grey Fantail
Hardhead Duck
Hooded Robin
Brown Flycatcher
Kookaburra
Little Corella
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Raven
Magpie
Magpie Lark
Masked Lapwing
Mistletoe Bird
Musk Lorikeet
New Holland Honey Eater
Noisy Miner
Pacific Black Duck
Pacific Heron
Peaceful Dove
Pelican
Peregrine Falcon
Pink Eared Duck
Rainbow Bee Eater
Rainbow Lorikeet
Red Browed Finch
Red Capped Robin
Red Rumped Parrot
Red Wattlebird
Rufus Night Heron
Rufous Songlark
Sacred Ibis
Sacred Kingfisher
Scarlet Robin
Silver Eye
Singing Honeyeater
Southern Boobook
Sparrow
Spotted Pardalote
Striated Pardalote
Stubble Quail
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Superb Blue Wren
Tree Martin
Wedge Tailed Eagle
Welcome Swallow
White-browed Babbler
White Faced Heron
White Plumed Honeyeater
White Throat Tree Creeper
White Winged Triller
Willy Wagtail
Wood Duck
Yellow-Billed Spoonbill
Yellow Rumped Thornbill
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zebra Finch