Sapphire Coast

Birds sighted during a trip along NSW's Sapphire Coast, south from Sydney to Batesman's Bay and back again, on Saturday Oct 31st and Sunday Nov 1st. We stopped at: Coomerong Island Nature Reserve (Saturday and Sunday), Murramarang National Park (overnight on Saturday, birdwatching Sunday morning), Booderee National Park and Botanical Gardens (Sunday), the town park in the center of Nowra, NSW. Total of 70 birds sighted.

Emu (dom, Sunday drive)

Chicken (dom, drive - both days)

Australian Pelican* (B/NB, drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days)

Little Pied Cormorant (Comerong Island - Saturday)

Little Black Cormorant (Comerong Island - both days)

Great Cormorant (Saturday drive, Comerong Island - both days)

Domestic Goose (dom, Sunday drive)

Muscovy Duck (feral, Nowra Town Park)

Pacific Black Duck (Comerong Island - both days, Nowra Town Park)

Chestnut Teal* (M F, Comerong Island - both days, Nowra Town Park)

Hardhead (White-Eyed Duck) (M F, Booderee Park)

Australian Wood Duck* (M F, Comerong Island - both days, Nowra Town Park)

Dusky Moorhen (Nowra Town Park)

Eurasian Coot (MF w/ 2 chicks, Nowra Town Park)

White-Necked Heron* (Saturday drive)

White-Faced Heron (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days)

Great Egret (Comerong Island - Sunday)

Cattle Egret (B/NB, drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days)

Australian White Ibis (B/NB, drive - both days, Comerong Island - Saturday)

Eastern Curlew (Comerong Island - Sunday)

Sooty Oystercatcher (Murramarang Park)

Masked Lapwing (Spurwinged Plover) (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Nowra Town Park)

Silver Gull (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Grey Goshawk (drive - both days)

Swamp Harrier (New Zealand: Australasian Harrier, Kahu) (M F, Comerong Island - Sunday)

Nankeen Kestrel (Comerong Island - Saturday)

Feral Pigeon (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Bar-Shouldered Dove (Comerong Island - both days)

Crested Pigeon* (Comerong Island - both days)

Glossy Black Cockatoo* (Booderee Park)

Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo* (Booderee Park)

Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (drive - both days)

Galah* (drive - both days)

Long-Billed Corella* (Sunday drive)

Rainbow Lorikeet (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park)

Australian King Parrot* (M F, Saturday drive)

Crimson Rosella* (M, Saturday drive)

Common Koel (M calling, Nowra Town Park)

Laughing Kookaburra* (drive - both days, Comerong Island - Sunday, Booderee Park)

Sacred Kingfisher (New Zealand: Kingfisher, Kotare) (Comerong Island - Saturday, Murramarang Park)

Superb Fairy-Wren* (M F, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park)

Varigated Fairy -Wren* (M F MF actively mating, Booderee Park)

Spotted Pardalote* (M, Murramarang Park)

Brown Thornbill* (Comerong Island - Saturday, Murramarang Park)

Yellow (Little) Thornbill* (Comerong Island - Saturday)

Red Wattlebird* (A J, drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Noisy Friarbird* (Murramarang Park)

Noisy Miner* (Saturday drive, Murramarang Park)

Lewin's Honeyeater* (Comerong Island - both days, Booderee Park)

Yellow-Faced Honeyeater* (Murramarang Park)

Eastern Spinebill* (M F, Murramarang Park)

Eastern Yellow Robin* (Murramarang Park)

Grey Fantail (Sunday drive, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park)

Willie Wagtail (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Magpie Lark (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike (M F, Murramarang Park)

Dusky Woodswallow* (Murramarang Park)

Australian Magpie (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Pied Currawong (Saturday drive)

Australian Raven (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Fairy Martin (Murramarang Park)

Welcome Swallow (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Nowra Town Park)

Australian Pipit (Comerong Island - both days)

House Sparrow (M F, drive - both days, Comerong Island - Sunday, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

European Goldfinch (Saturday drive, Comerong Island - both days)

Silvereye (Comerong Island - Sunday)

Red-Whiskered Bulbul (Comerong Island - Sunday)

European BlackbirdF (Nowra Town Park)

Common Myna (drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Common Starling (M F, drive - both days, Comerong Island - both days, Murramarang Park, Booderee Park, Nowra Town Park)

Also sighted:

Swamp Wallaby (Murramarang Park)

Eastern Grey Kangaroo (M F, F w/joey, J, Murramarang Park)

Feral Rabbit (Murramarang Park)

Brush-Tailed Possum (Murramarang Park)

Short-Beaked Echidna (Booderee Park)

Three-toed Skink (Nowra Town Park)

Water Dragon (Booderee Park)

Several unidentified small lizards (Coomerong Island)