Birds to look out for in February
What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to look out for…
- Double-banded Plovers returning to south-eastern Australia
- Black-faced Monarchs on passage through eastern NSW and south-eastern Qld
- Departure of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers from Tasmania
- Subantarctic penguins moulting on Australia’s southern coastline
- Flocks of Hooded Plovers forming at coastal lakes in south-western Australia
- Arrival of the first Swift Parrots on the Australian mainland
Interesting historical records from February:
2/2/1985 Grey Petrel | Ballina, NSW | 1st record for NSW
6/2/2011 Eyebrowed Thrush | Malanda, Qld | 1st record for Australia
15/2/1987 Barau’s Petrel | off Portland, Vic. | 1st record for Australia
17/2/2009 Yellow Bittern | Christmas Island | 3rd record for Australia
20/2/1977 Asian Dowitcher | Shoalhaven, NSW | 1st record for NSW
22/2/1976 Grey Phalarope | Lake Woorinen, Vic. | 1st record for Australia
22/2/2009 Papuan Spine-tailed Swift | Saibai Island, Qld | 2nd record for Australia
22/2/2009 Yellow White-eye | Sawtell, NSW | 1st record for NSW
28/2/1987 Audubon’s Shearwater | off Wollongong, NSW | 1st record for Australia
Want to contribute valuable data to help Australia’s birds? Log your bird sightings on Birdata, our national bird monitoring program!
Head to birdata.birdlife.org.au to get started today, or watch our handy video tutorial below to find out how to submit a 2ha 20 min survey of your own.
