Australia
Peter R. Bono  All Sightings

h Little Penguin   Eudyptula minor
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      heard only three times from cliff
F Australasian Grebe   Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      wet swamp on road to Mossman
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW      2 on a little pond
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Hoary-headed Grebe   Poliocephalus poliocephalus
    7/3/1986   Lamington NP, Queensland      marsh sanctuary near Tambourine Mtn
F Wandering Albatross   Diomedea exulans
    6/20/1986   Royal National Park, NSW; Waterfall, Wattamolla      1 imm; from Wattamolla cliffs w/scope
F Black-browed Albatross   Thalassarche melanophris
    6/20/1986   Royal National Park, NSW; Waterfall, Wattamolla      from Wattamolla cliffs using scope
    7/11/1986   Sydney, NSW; Ku-ring-gai Chase NP     
F Yellow-nosed Albatross   Thalassarche chlororhynchos
    6/20/1986   Royal National Park, NSW; Waterfall, Wattamolla      from Wattamolla cliffs using scope
F Great-winged Petrel   Pterodroma macroptera
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      2 seen off cliffs (fide Rod Gardiner)
F Providence Petrel   Pterodroma solandri
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      2 seen off cliffs (fide Rod Gardiner)
Short-tailed Shearwater   Puffinus tenuirostris
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      2 seen off cliffs (fide Rod Gardiner)
F Fluttering Shearwater   Puffinus gavia
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      6 seen off cliffs (fide Rod Gardiner)
F Australian Pelican   Pelecanus conspicillatus
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/20/1986   Royal National Park, NSW; Waterfall, Wattamolla      from Wattamolla cliffs using scope
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW      several
F Australian Gannet   Morus serrator
    6/18/1986   Sydney, NSW; Capt. Cook Park     
    6/20/1986   Royal National Park, NSW; Waterfall, Wattamolla      from Wattamolla cliffs using scope
    7/11/1986   Sydney, NSW; Ku-ring-gai Chase NP     
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      many seen -- some very close to cliffs
Brown Booby   Sula leucogaster
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
F Little Black Cormorant   Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
Great Cormorant   Phalacrocorax carbo
    6/18/1986   Sydney, NSW; Capt. Cook Park     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Pied Cormorant   Phalacrocorax varius
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Little Pied Cormorant   Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
F Darter   Anhinga melanogaster
    6/25/1986   Kuranda, Queensland; train, boat; Cassowary House     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Pacific Heron   Ardea pacifica
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Great-billed Heron   Ardea sumatrana
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      CSR Road (sugar refinery road)
Great Egret   Ardea alba
    6/23/1986   Cairns, Queensland; Ellis Beach to the north     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Intermediate Egret   Egretta intermedia
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F White-faced Heron   Egretta novaehollandiae
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/20/1986   s. NSW: Kangaroo V.; Barren Ground NP; Jamberoo     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    6/30/1986   Coomera, Queensland; Dreamworld     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
Little Egret   Egretta garzetta
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Pacific Reef-Heron   Egretta sacra
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
Cattle Egret   Bubulcus ibis
    6/20/1986   s. NSW: Kangaroo V.; Barren Ground NP; Jamberoo     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
F Striated Heron   Butorides striatus
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Rufous Night-Heron   Nycticorax caledonicus
    6/23/1986   Cairns, Queensland; Waterworks park     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Black Bittern   Ixobrychus flavicollis
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      boat ramp near Speedway
F Australian Ibis   Threskiornis molucca
    6/18/1986   Sydney, NSW; Capt. Cook Park     
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Straw-necked Ibis   Threskiornis spinicollis
    6/22/1986   Townsville, Queensland; en route to Cairns by plane     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
F Royal Spoonbill   Platalea regia
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    7/3/1986   Lamington NP, Queensland      Marsh sanctuary near Tambourine Mtn
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
F Yellow-billed Spoonbill   Platalea flavipes
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW      3 in marsh -- seen well at close range
F Magpie Goose   Anseranas semipalmata
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Plumed Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna eytoni
    6/21/1986   Blue Mountains, NSW; w. of Sydney      3 en route back to Sydney
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House      several thousand; Hastie's Swamp
F Wandering Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna arcuata
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
F Black Swan   Cygnus atratus
    6/18/1986   Sydney, NSW; Capt. Cook Park     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    7/3/1986   Lamington NP, Queensland      marsh sanctuary near Tambourine Mtn
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Green Pygmy-goose   Nettapus pulchellus
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      wet swamp on road to Mossman
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Cotton Pygmy-goose   Nettapus coromandelianus
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      wet swamp on road to Mossman
F Maned Duck   Chenonetta jubata
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Gray Teal   Anas gracilis
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Chestnut Teal   Anas castanea
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    7/3/1986   Lamington NP, Queensland      marsh sanctuary near Tambourine Mtn
Mallard   Anas platyrhynchos
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
F Pacific Black Duck   Anas superciliosa
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    6/30/1986   Coomera, Queensland; Dreamworld     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Pink-eared Duck   Malacorhynchus membranaceus
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House      Hastie's Swamp
F White-eyed Duck   Aythya australis
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
F Musk Duck   Biziura lobata
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW      1 male with bill flap clearly seen at 50' x10
Osprey   Pandion haliaetus
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Square-tailed Kite   Lophoictinia isura
    6/23/1986   Cairns, Queensland; Waterworks park     
F Australian Kite   Elanus axillaris
    6/20/1986   s. NSW: Kangaroo V.; Barren Ground NP; Jamberoo     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW      1 seen hovering
Black Kite   Milvus migrans
    6/23/1986   Cairns, Queensland; Waterworks park     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Whistling Kite   Haliastur sphenurus
    6/23/1986   Cairns, Queensland; Waterworks park     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    7/11/1986   Sydney, NSW; Ku-ring-gai Chase NP     
F Brahminy Kite   Haliastur indus
    6/25/1986   Kuranda, Queensland; train, boat; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
F White-bellied Sea-Eagle   Haliaeetus leucogaster
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Swamp Harrier   Circus approximans
    6/20/1986   s. NSW: Kangaroo V.; Barren Ground NP; Jamberoo     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
F Gray Goshawk   Accipiter novaehollandiae
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW      white phase
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
F Brown Goshawk   Accipiter fasciatus
    6/25/1986   Kuranda, Queensland; train, boat; Cassowary House     
F Wedge-tailed Eagle   Aquila audax
    7/4/1986   O'Reilly's Guest House; Lamington NP, Queensland      2 soaring over valley
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW      pair perched close by the road
F Little Eagle   Hieraaetus morphnoides
    6/21/1986   Blue Mountains, NSW; w. of Sydney      Katoomba; Echo Point lookout
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW      one perched by side of road
F Australian Kestrel   Falco cenchroides
    6/21/1986   Blue Mountains, NSW; w. of Sydney     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Emerald Creek
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
F Australian Hobby   Falco longipennis
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
F Brown Falcon   Falco berigora
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Tichum Creek
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
F Black Falcon   Falco subniger
    6/22/1986   Townsville, Queensland; en route to Cairns by plane     
Peregrine Falcon   Falco peregrinus
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
F Australian Brush-turkey   Alectura lathami
    6/25/1986   Kuranda, Queensland; train, boat; Cassowary House     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House      The Crater--Mt. Hypipam
    7/2/1986   Lamington NP, Queensland; O'Reilly's Guest House      abundant
F Orange-footed Scrubfowl   Megapodius reinwardt
    6/25/1986   Kuranda, Queensland; train, boat; Cassowary House      heard only; very loudly at Cassowary House at night
F Brown Quail   Coturnix ypsilophora
    6/25/1986   Kuranda, Queensland; train, boat; Cassowary House     
    7/3/1986   Lamington NP, Queensland     
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      several
F Sarus Crane   Grus antigone
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
F Brolga   Grus rubicunda
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      Biboohra
F Buff-banded Rail   Gallirallus philippensis
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House      Hastie's Swamp
    6/30/1986   Coomera, Queensland; Dreamworld     
    7/1/1986   Dry eucalypt w. of Surfer's Paradise;Lone Pine Sanctuary     
F Spotless Crake   Porzana tabuensis
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      1 seen briefly at close range; heard calling
F Purple Swamphen   Porphyrio porphyrio
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House      Hastie's Swamp
    6/30/1986   Coomera, Queensland; Dreamworld     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Dusky Moorhen   Gallinula tenebrosa
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      several
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
Eurasian Coot   Fulica atra
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Australian Bustard   Ardeotis australis
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      fields near West Barren Reservoir
F Comb-crested Jacana   Irediparra gallinacea
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      wet swamp on road to Mossman
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    7/3/1986   Lamington NP, Queensland      marsh sanctuary near Tambourine Mtn
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
F Pied Oystercatcher   Haematopus longirostris
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
F White-headed Stilt   Himantopus leucocephalus
    6/23/1986   Cairns, Queensland; Waterworks park     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Bush Thick-knee   Burhinus grallarius
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      Swallow Road
F Masked Lapwing   Vanellus miles
    6/18/1986   Sydney, NSW; Capt. Cook Park     
    6/23/1986   Cairns, Queensland; Waterworks park     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
    4/28/1999   Enroute from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, NSW      common
    4/29/1999   Capertee Valley road to Glen Davis; Goollooinboin Sta., NSW     
F Red-kneed Dotterel   Erythrogonys cinctus
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
F Red-capped Plover   Charadrius ruficapillus
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
F Double-banded Plover   Charadrius bicinctus
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      1 in breeding plumage
F Mongolian Plover   Charadrius mongolus
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor; in breeding plumage
F Black-fronted Dotterel   Elseyornis melanops
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House      Hastie's Swamp
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
Bar-tailed Godwit   Limosa lapponica
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
Whimbrel   Numenius phaeopus
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Far Eastern Curlew   Numenius madagascariensis
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
F Marsh Sandpiper   Tringa stagnatilis
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
Common Greenshank   Tringa nebularia
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
F Terek Sandpiper   Xenus cinereus
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
F Gray-tailed Tattler   Heterosceles brevipes
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor     
Ruddy Turnstone   Arenaria interpres
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
F Great Knot   Calidris tenuirostris
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
F Red-necked Stint   Calidris ruficollis
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
F Sharp-tailed Sandpiper   Calidris acuminata
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
Curlew Sandpiper   Calidris ferruginea
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
Parasitic Jaeger   Stercorarius parasiticus
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      1 seen harassing gulls
F Silver Gull   Larus novaehollandiae
    6/18/1986   Sydney, NSW; Capt. Cook Park     
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/26/1986   Atherton tableland, Queensland; Mareeba      West Barren Reservoir
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
    4/28/1999   coastal Maroubra, NSW      common
    5/24/1999   Centennial Park, South Sydney, NSW     
Gull-billed Tern   Sterna nilotica
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
Caspian Tern   Sterna caspia
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
    6/27/1986   Atherton Tableland, Queensland; Cassowary House     
    6/28/1986   Cairns, Queensland; south of city and harbor      harbor
F Lesser Crested Tern   Sterna bengalensis
    6/24/1986   Great Barrier Reef trip; Port Douglas, Queensland     
F Great Crested Tern   Sterna bergii
    6/18/1986   Sydney, NSW; Capt. Cook Park     
    6/19/1986   Royal National Park, NSW     
    6/24/1986