Weeks 3 + 4 of the big year

Ok, so it turns out birding is hard. I mean you walk down the street and think there are birds literally everywhere, but until you start trying to count them you dont realise that they are just the same 6 birds. I only managed to add another 14 species in these two weeks, despite visiting the Bellbird bushland, west of Brisbane, and the Kendron Wetlands near the airport, bringing me to a meagre 59 species.
Maybe i just suck since my dad seems to be doing quite well on his big year, and even my honours student Jordan, who only started two weeks ago is up to 45 species. Not good enough.



Striated heronToowong3
Fig birdToowong3
brahminy kiteNorth Pine river3
Black face cuckcoo shrikeKawana3
Long billed corellaBellbird3
Rufus FantailBellbird3
Grey butcherbirdBellbird3
Spotted turtle dovelake kawana3
Bush stone curlewUQ3
pied stiltKedron Brook Wetlands4
chestnut teal duckKedron Brook Wetlands4
white bellied sea eagleKedron Brook Wetlands4
tawny grassbirdKedron Brook Wetlands4
great egretKedron Brook Wetlands4

Some nice birds were seen though. Bird of the week was the Pied Stilt and the Tawny grassbird. 








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