Birds to look out for in December

Birds to look out for in December

What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to look out for…

• Fork-tailed Swifts in south-western Australia
• Brown Songlarks displaying in southern Australia
• White-throated Needletails in south-eastern Australia
• Hooded Plovers with chicks on ocean beaches in south-eastern Australia
• Satin Flycatchers arriving in Tasmania from mainland Australia
• Eastern Koels calling in eastern Australia

Interesting historical records from December:

3/12/1979   Common Tern  |  Temma, TAS |  1st record for Tasmania  

5/12/1995   Blue-and-White Flycatcher  |  near Cossack, WA  |  1st record for Australia  

5/12/2010   Eurasian Hobby Cocos (Keeling) Islands  |  1st record for Australia  

8/12/1990   Stilt Sandpiper  |  Avalon Saltworks, VIC  |  1st record for Australia  

12/12/1958   Westland Petrel  |  Cronulla, NSW  |  2nd record for NSW  

20/12/1995   Blue-winged Pitta  |  Coconut Well, WA   |  4th record for WA  

26/12/1982   Hudsonian Godwit  |  Kooragang Island, NSW  |  1st record for Australia  

26/12/1991   Black Noddy  |  Aireys Inlet, VIC  |  1st record for Victoria  

28/12/1978   Arctic Tern  |  Cairns, QLD  |  1st record for Queensland