It was a good day for bird watching weather-wise, and also a good turn-up – more than 20 keen bird watchers – and a quick trip to Coogoorah Park from the Angair Office.
We were led by Marie Pirotta (a regular bird watcher at Coogoorah) and followed the normal bird watching trail Marie takes through the park. After two hours some participants left the walk; the remainder stayed on for a further hour or so. Morning tea was taken at one of the tables provided in the park.
There was an excellent number of birds seen, as recorded in the bird list below. Highlights included good sightings of:
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
- Olive-backed Oriole
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Paul Wright)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Rob Shepherd)
Olive-backed Oriole (Katie Pahlow)
New Holland Honeyeater (Paul Wright)
White-throated Treecreeper (Paul Wright)
James Orton
Bird List
The table below shows the names and count of birds seen on the walk. Note this list has been recorded in eBird.
| Species | Count |
| Pacific Black Duck | 6 |
| Spotted Dove | 2 |
| Dusky Moorhen | 2 |
| Australasian Swamphen | 2 |
| Masked Lapwing | 6 |
| Little Pied Cormorant | 2 |
| White-faced Heron | 2 |
| Black-shouldered Kite | 1 |
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo | 30 |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | 10 |
| Galah | 16 |
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | 8 |
| Crimson Rosella | 25 |
| Rainbow Lorikeet | 20 |
| White-throated Treecreeper | 2 |
| Superb Fairywren | 10 |
| Yellow-faced Honeyeater | 2 |
| Red Wattlebird | 20 |
| New Holland Honeyeater | 40 |
| White-eared Honeyeater | 10 |
| Brown-headed Honeyeater | 1 |
| Spotted Pardalote | 2 |
| White-browed Scrubwren | 2 |
| Black-faced Cuckooshrike | 1 |
| Grey Shrikethrush | 1 |
| Rufous Whistler | 1 |
| Olive-backed Oriole | 1 |
| Australian Magpie | 6 |
| Pied Currawong | 15 |
| Grey Currawong | 1 |
| Grey Fantail | 2 |
| crow/raven sp. | 5 |
| Eastern Yellow Robin | 1 |
| Welcome Swallow | 5 |
| Silvereye | 25 |