Birds to look out for in July
What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to look out for…
Northern Australia:
- The first flocks of Metallic Starlings returning to north-eastern Queensland
- Latham’s Snipe migrating from Japan to north-eastern Australia
Eastern Australia:
- Pied Currawongs visiting cities in large winter flocks
- Spotted Bowerbirds building bowers and displaying in inland eastern Australia
- Winter flocks of Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoos foraging in suburban areas
- Shy Albatross foraging off south-eastern NSW
Southern Australia:
- Swift Parrots on the move across mainland south-eastern Australia in search of lerp and blossom
- Superb Lyrebirds singing and displaying in wet forests along the Great Dividing Range
- Flame Robins moving into the lowlands of Victoria and southern NSW
- Orange-bellied Parrots feeding on saltmarsh in coastal Victoria and South Australia
- Winter flocks of Sooty Oystercatchers dispersing in Tasmania
Western Australia:
- Western Rosellas investigating nesting hollows
- Male Rufous Whistlers establishing their territory in South West WA.
Interesting historical records from July:
7/7/1989 Grey Phalarope | Macgrath Flat, SA | 2nd record for Australia
12/7/1992 Grey Phalarope | Port Fairy, VIC | 2nd record for Victoria
13/7/1954 Blue Petrel | Maroubra, NSW | 1st record for NSW
18/7/1996 Red-capped Flowerpecker | Saibai Island, QLD | 1st record for Australia
21/7/1978 Antarctic Tern | Metricup, WA | 1st record for Australia
21/7/1991 Hudsonian Godwit | Lauderdale, TAS | 1st record for Tasmania
29/7/2008 Antarctic Tern | Southport, TAS | 1st record for Tasmania
Tell us what birds you see this month!
Log your bird sightings on Birdata, our national bird monitoring program, and contribute valuable data to help Australia’s birds.
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.
