Birds to look out for in December
What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to keep a lookout 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
Interesting records from the past!
3/12/1979 | Common Tern | Temma, Tas. | 1st record for Tasmania
5/12/1995 | Blue-and-White Flycatcher | near Cossack, WA | 1st record for Aust.
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 Aust.
26/12/1991 | Black Noddy | Aireys Inlet, Vic. | 1st record for Victoria
28/12/1978 | Arctic Tern | Cairns, Qld | 1st record for Queensland
