Birds to look out for this month

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